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(h) The Commission states that Article 68 of the Basic

conflicts with Article 25 of the International

(i)

(j)

Law

Covenant

requires

on Civil and Political Rights which

elections to be by "universal and equal

suffrage". This is not agreed.

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On Basic Law 159 the Commission have themselves

identified the chief protection no amendment can

contravene the basic policies of the Peoples

Republic of China as set out in the Joint

Declaration.

If it does So, then the United

Kingdom can take up the matter up with the Chinese

Peoples Government under the Joint Declaration.

The

Commission's remarks about Article 160 of the

Basic Law on page 114 of the report are very

They do not appear to know about the

and localisation exercises which will

strange.

adaptation

take care of these points.

Attorney General's Chambers

Hong Kong

April 1992