HIS385H1 Study Guide - Liberal Democracy, One Country, Two Systems, Hong Kong Basic Law Article 45
Document Summary
The basic law of hong kong plays a role in the constitutional documents of hong kong in china. As a leading document in hong kong"s law, it was passed by china"s the 7th. And then, it further entered into force in 1997 while. China drove away the former colonists of the uk. The basic law of hong kong was constituted according to the sino-british joint declaration on the question of hong. Kong, which was achieved by both the uk"s and china"s governments in 1984. It focuses on the fundamental policies of china toward hong kong. While the two parties china and the uk signed this joint declaration that accorded with the principle one. Country, two systems , china"s socialist policies as practiced would not be used and spread in hong kong. Thus, instead of china"s socialism, hong kong would be a special. Administrative region to continue its independent way and its prior capitalist system in following 5 decades after 1997.
