III: THE POLITICAL SYSTEM
20. The Joint Declaration does no more than outline in general terms the proposals for the political
structure[34] of the SAR :-
"The government and legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be composed of local inhabitants. The chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be selected by election or through consultations held locally and be appointed by the Central People's Government. Principal officials (equivalent to Secretaries) shall be nominated by the chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and appointed by the Central People's Government. The legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be constituted by elections. The executive authorities shall abide by the law and
shall be accountable to the legislature."[35]
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21. It was recognised that it would be necessary to make more specific provision in the drafting of the Basic Law and that it would be possible to give effect to these provisions of the Joint Declaration in more than one
[36] Attention was concentrated on three particular aspects: the development of a system of separation of powers, arrangements for the "selection" of the Chief Executive and the election of members of the Legislature. What
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