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Article: Tung Praises Basic Law's Role in Maintaining HK's Stability
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- April 1, 2000
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Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Tung Chee Hwa on Saturday spoke highly of the role of the Basic Law
in maintaining Hong Kong's stability and prosperity.
The Basic Law is the constitutional framework which
institutionalizes the unprecedented concept of "one country, two
systems" and the high degree of autonomy, Tung said at a symposium
in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the promulgation of the
Basic Law of the HKSAR.
The concept of "one country, two systems" meets the needs of Hong
Kong, Tung said, noting that it "guarantees Hong Kong's long term
prosperity and stability" and "accords with the interests of the
country and lays a firm foundation for the ...