Publication: "The Basic Law and Hong Kong - The 15th Anniversary of Reunification with the Motherland"

This book gives an account of the development of the Hong Kong SAR in the 15 years following its reunification with the Mainland.

Preamble

Chapter 1 Drafting and Promulgation of the Basic Law and Hong Kong's Reunification with the Motherland

  1. The "One Country, Two Systems" Principle: An Epoch-making Concept
  2. Sino-British Negotiations and the Sino-British Joint Declaration
  3. The Basic Law
  4. The Establishment and Function of the Preliminary Working Commission, the Preparatory Committee, the Selection Committee and the Provisional Legislative Council
  5. Before and After Hong Kong's Reunification with the Motherland
  6. The HKSAR Basic Law Committee
  7. Election and Functions of the HKSAR Deputies to the NPC
  8. Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee
  9. The Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee
  10. Basic Law Library

Chapter 2 Basic Law – the Source of Hong Kong's Progress and Development

  1. Relationship between the Central Authorities and Hong Kong
  2. The Political Structure
  3. Interpretation of the Basic Law
  4. Hong Kong's way of life
  5. Implementing International Covenants
  6. Education, Science and Technology, Culture and Arts, Recreation and Sport, and Health
  7. Maritime and Civil Aviation
  8. Foreign Affairs and National Defence

Chapter 3 Hong Kong as Asia's World City (script written by the Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre)

  1. Guaranteeing market economy
  2. Independent finances and taxation
  3. Hong Kong as an international financial centre
  4. Leveraging on CEPA
  5. Free trade and separate customs territory
  6. A vibrant and diversified economy
  7. Complementing the National 12th Five-Year Plan
  8. Hong Kong-Taiwan Co-operation
  9. Hong Kong's Major Infrastructure

Appendices

Appendix 1: Explanations on the Basic Law (Draft) and other Relevant Documents by Ji Pengfei

Appendix 2: Membership List of the Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee

Appendix 3: 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 and for Forming the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the Year 2012 and on Issues Relating to Universal Suffrage

Appendix 4: List of Countries/Territories which the HKSAR passport holders have been granted visa-free access or visa-on-arrival to visit

Postscript (from the production team leader)

Editorial (from the editor-in-chief)

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