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DECISION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PRELIMINARY WORKING COMMISSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION UNDER THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS

Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on the Establishment of a Preliminary Working Commission of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

In accordnace with the Decision on Authorizing the Standing Committee of
the National People's Congress to Establish a Preliminary Working Body of the
Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region adopted
at the First Session of the Eighth National People's Congress, the Second
Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress
decides to establish a Preliminary Working Commission of the Preparatory
Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Under the Standing
Committee of the National People's Congress. The Preliminary Working
Commission is a working body of the Standing Committee of the National
People's Congress, whose funcion is, before the establishment of the
Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative region, to
carry out relevant preparatory work to ensure the smooth transition in 1997
when China resumes its exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong.

The Preliminary Working Commission of the Preparatory Committee for the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be composed of persons from all
walks of life and experts from both mainland and Hong Kong among whom the Hong
Kong members shall constitute no less than 50 percent of its membership.

The Preliminary Working Commission shall cease its function after the
establishment of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region.

Category	SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION	Organ of Promulgation	The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress	Status of Effect	In Force
Date of Promulgation	1993-07-02	Effective Date	1993-07-02