Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China National People's Congress

Adopted at the Third Session of the Seventh National People's Congress on April 4, 1990, promulgated by Order No. 26 of the President of the People's Republic of China on April 4, 1990, and effective as of July 1, 1997. Information about this edition

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• Decree of the President of the People's Republic of China
• Preamble
• Chapter I : General Principles
• Chapter II : Relationship Between the Central Authorities and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
• Chapter III : Fundamental Rights and Duties of the Residents
• Chapter IV : Political Structure
  • Section 1 : The Chief Executive
  • Section 2 : The Executive Authorities
  • Section 3 : The Legislature
  • Section 4 : The Judiciary
  • Section 5 : District Organizations
  • Section 6 : Public Servants
• Chapter V : Economy
  • Section 1 : Public Finance, Monetary Affairs, Trade, Industry and Commerce
  • Section 2 : Land Leases
  • Section 3 : Shipping
  • Section 4 : Civil Aviation
• Chapter VI : Education, Science, Culture, Sports, Religion, Labour and Social Services
• Chapter VII : External Affairs
• Chapter VIII : Interpretation and Amendment of the Basic Law
• Chapter IX : Supplementary Provisions
• Annex I : Method for the Selection of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
• Annex II : Method for the Formation of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Its Voting Procedures
• Annex III : National Laws to be Applied in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
• Decisions
  • Decision of the National People's Congress on the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region of the People's Republic of China
  • Decision of the National People's Congress on the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  • Decision of the National People's Congress on the Method for the Formation of the First Government and the First Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  • Decision of the National People's Congress to Approve the Proposal by the Drafting Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the Establishment of the Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
  • Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on the Addition to or Deletion from the List of National Laws in Annex III to the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Adopted on 1 July 1997)
  • Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on the Addition to the List of National Laws in Annex III to the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Adopted on 4 November 1998)
  • Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on issues relating to the methods for selecting the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the year 2007 and for forming the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the year 2008
  • Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on the Addition to the List of National Laws in Annex III to the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Adopted on 27 October 2005)
• Interpretations
  • The Interpretation by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of Articles 22(4) and 24(2)(3) of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
  • Interpretation by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of Article 7 of Annex 1 and Article III of Annex 2 to the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples' Republic of China
  • Interpretation of Paragraph 2, Article 53 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
• Explanations
  • Explanations on the Draft Interpretation of Paragraph 2, Article 53 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
• Appendix
  • Proposal by the Drafting Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the Establishment of the Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
• Designs
  • The Design of the Regional Emblem of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  • The Design of the Regional Flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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