TNAG-1862-FCO40-2639-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1989 — Page 173

CONFIDENTIA

Art 118:

Art 123:

Art 128:

'Manufacturing' added.

Reference to 'system of management concerning

seamen' added. Good.

'State' aircraft replaces 'military' aircraft.

No change in Chinese text. Unlike the provision re foreign warships (JD 109), there is no reference to military or State aircraft in the JD.

But defensible.

Art 135-148:

The drafting of these Articles has been improved to express the autonomy of the SAR and to remove a previous rigidity as regards existing

institutions, eg

(a)

compare the first line of Art 135 of this text with Art 142 of the April 1988 text;

(b)

medical policies in Art 137 are now matters

for the SAR "on its own";

(c) compare also Art 142 of this text and Art 151

of the April 1988 text.

Bret not

Art 139:

"Protect by law" has been added.

exist in the Chinese text.

It already-

Art 140:

Now extends to religious belief.

Good.

Art 141:

Now takes account of professional codes of practice, but the third paragraph needs further

consideration.

Art 143:

Check whether this takes account of the HKG's

problems about subventions.

Art 149-156:

There are some wording changes but none appears to

be of significance.