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BASIC LAW: RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON HONG KONG LAWS
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1 LOCAL MEDIA REPORTED EXTENSIVELY ON THE SYMPOSIUM ORGANISED BY THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON HONG KONG LAWS ON 5 APRIL IN PEKING TO MARK THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROMULGATION OF THE BASIC LAW
(BL). THE SYMPOSIUM WAS ATTENDED BY KEY OFFICIALS OF THE INSTITUTE, INCLUDING SOME MAINLAND AND HONG KONG ADVISERS, FORMER BL DRAFTERS, HONG KONG AND MACAU DELEGATES TO THE NPC, AS WELL AS SEVERAL CPPCC MEMBERS.
2. JI PENGFEI'S REMARKS (PEKING TELNO 493 REFERS) WAS FOLLOWED BY OTHER SPEECHES. ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, MOST SPEAKERS POINTED TO THE NEED FOR STEPPING UP PROMOTION AND PUBLICITY OF THE BL, IN ORDER TO LAY A FIRM FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS'.
3. ZHOU NAN, DIRECTOR OF NCNA HONG KONG BRANCH, HIGHLIGHTED SEVERAL ISSUES WORTH EXAMINING IN THE CONTEXT OF ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS'. FOR EXAMPLE, 'HOW TO ESTABLISH MUTUAL RESPECT POLITICALLY BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS' AND AT THE SAME TIME TO MAKE USE OF EACH OTHER'S COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES TO BRING ABOUT MUTUAL BENEFIT ECONOMICALLY.
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4. ANOTHER SPEAKER, DOROTHY LIU, A HONG KONG DELEGATE TO THE NPC AND AN ADVISER OF THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, SUGGESTED THAT A 'HONG KONG AFFAIRS COMMITTEE' BE SET UP UNDER THE NPC STANDING COMMITTEE WITH THE OBJECT OF FACILITATING THE GRADUAL RESUMPTION OF CHINESE CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS BY HONG KONG RESIDENTS. SHE FURTHER PROPOSED THAT IN ORDER TO FACILITATE SMOOTH TRANSITION, STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT OVER 80 PERCENT OF THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR THE 1995 LEGCO ELECTION WERE CHINESE NATIONALS. (NO DOUBT SHE HAD BL ARTICLE 67 IN MIND.)
5. AFTER THE SYMPOSIUM, SOME OF THE FORMER BL DRAFTERS
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