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provisions of this Law concerning foreign

affairs and defence which are the responsibility of the CPG, or the

relationship between the Central Authorities and the Region, and if such interpretation will affect the judgment on the case, the courts of the Region shall, before making a final judgment which is not appealable, seek an interpretation of the relevant provisions from the Standing Committee of the NPC through the Court of

Final Appeal of the

Region; when the Standing Committee makes an interpretation of the

provisions concerned, the Courts of the Region, in

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