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It is also our understanding that:

(i)

(ii)

Under Chinese legal principles, any interpretation of the Basic Law given by the Standing Committee under Article 157 must be consistent with the overall purposes and principles of the Basic Law;

Interpretations givon by the Branding Committee under Article 157 will not amount

amount to some kind of

re-trial of cases heard in the SAR SOUILS. Thus, the Standing Committee will not be a Court of Appeal from the Hong Kong courts. The Hong Kong SAR will, under the

the Joint Declaration and the

Basic Law, enjoy independent judicial including that of final adjudication.

power,

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