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
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.
1. Name: The Committee for the Basic Law of the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Under the Standing Committee of
the National People's Congress.
2. Affiliation: To be a working committee under
the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
3. Function: To study questions arising from the
implementation of Articles 17, 18, 158 and 159 of the Basic Law of the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and submit its views thereon to
the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
4. Composition: Twelve members, six from the mainland
and six from Hong Kong, including persons from the legal profession, appointed
by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for a term
of office of five years. Hong Kong members shall be Chinese citizens who
are permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
with no right of abode in any foreign country and shall be nominated jointly
by the Chief Executive, President of the Legislative Council and Chief
Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of the Region for appointment by the
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.