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THROUGHOUT THE BL THERE ARE NUMEROUS REFERENCES TO THE QUOTE HKSAR UNQUOTE AND THE QUOTE GOVERNMENT OF THE HKSAR UNQUOTE. CERTAIN ARTICLES IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT THE UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES ARE FOR DECIDING WHICH OF THESE TWO EXPRESSIONS, WHICH CAN HAVE VERY DIFFERENT MEANINGS, SHOULD BE USED. IN ORDER TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY AND CLARITY, THE USAGE OF THESE TWO EXPRESSIONS IN THE BL SHOULD BE FURTHER EXAMINED. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT ONE WAY OF ENSURING CONSISTENCY WOULD BE TO USE THE TERM GOVERNMENT OF THE HKSAR ONLY WHERE AN EXECUTIVE FUNCTION IS ENVISAGED AND TO USE THE TERM SAR IN OTHER CASES. TO GIVE EFFECT TO THIS SUGGESTION, IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO CONSIDER FURTHER THE USE OF THE REFERENCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SAR IN ARTICLES 93, 108, 111, 117, 127, 138, 139, 140, 141, 143, 144, 146. UNQUOTE.
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