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Article 6: The land and natural resources within the territory of the Hong Kong SAR belong to the state. The Hong Kong SAR Government shall be responsible for their management, use or lease in the name of the state to individuals or legal persons, the revenue from which shall be deployed by the Hong Kong SAR Government.

Article 7

Article 8:

force in

be

The laws previously in Hong Kong, that is to say the common law, rules of equity, ordinances, subordinate legislation and customary law,

shall maintained, save for any that contravene this Law and subject to any amendment by the Hong Kong SAR legislature.

In addition to Chinese, English may also be used by the executive authorities, the legislature and the judicial organs of the Hong Kong SAR.

Article 6:

Article 7:

Article 8:

SECRET

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in

the

SAR

The land and natural resources the Hong Kong SAR belong to state, but the Hong Kong Government shall be responsible for their control and use, and may, on behalf of the state, lease or otherwise dispose of individuals or legal

them

to

persons. Hong Hong Kong land and

Revenues derived by the SAR Government from natural resources shall exclusively by the Hong Kong SAR

Government.

be used

After the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR, the laws previously in force in Hong Kong, that is to say the common law, rules of equity, ordinances, subordinate legislation

law,

shall

any that

and

customary

maintained, save for contravene this Law and

be

subject to

any amendment by the Hong Kong SAR legislature.

be

The laws of the Hong Kong SAR shall

this

Law,

and the laws previously in force in Hong Kong and laws enacted by the Hong Kong SAR legislature [in accordance with the provisions of Chapter II, Article 61.

In addition to Chinese, English may also be used in the government, the legislature and the courts of the Hong Kong SAR.