In her fourth Policy Address delivered last week, Chief Executive Carrie Lam dedicated a lengthy chapter to upholding “One Country, Two Systems” and stressed the need for constitutional order. She said that to fully implement the concept formulated by former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, requires strict adherence to the Constitution and the Basic Law. Mrs Lam reiterated that there can be no challenge to rulings by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on implementation of the Basic law.
The Joint Declaration, signed in 1984, set out a set of a range of principles which were to remain unchanged for 50 years after 1997.There are different interpretations of how that has worked out and to get the British point of view I am pleased to welcome Andrew Heyn, who is winding up his role as British Consul General to Hong Kong and Macao this week.
The Joint Declaration, signed in 1984, set out a set of a range of principles which were to remain unchanged for 50 years after 1997.There are different interpretations of how that has worked out and to get the British point of view I am pleased to welcome Andrew Heyn, who is winding up his role as British Consul General to Hong Kong and Macao this week.
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