中华人民共和国香港特别行政区基本法（二）

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　　Chapter VI Education， Science， Culture， Sports， Religion， Labour and Social Services

　　Article 136 On the basis of the previous educational system， the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall， on its own， formulate policies on the deve

lopment and improvement of education， including policies regarding the educational system and its administration， the language of instruction， the allocation of funds， the examination system， the system of academic awards and the recognition of educational qualifications. Community organizations and individuals may， in accordance with law， run educational undertakings of various kinds in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

　　Article 137 Educational institutions of all kinds may retain their autonomy and enjoy academic freedom. They may continue to recruit staff and use teaching materials from outside the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

　　Schools run by religious organizations may continue to provide religious education， including courses in religion. Students shall enjoy freedom of choice of educational institutions and freedom to pursue their education outside the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

　　Article 138 The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall， on its own， formulate policies to develop Western and traditional Chinese medicine and to improve medical and health services. Community organizations and individuals may provide various medical and health services in accordance with law.

　　Article 139 The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall， on its own， formulate policies on science and technology and protect by law achievements in scientific and technological research， patents， discoveries and inventions. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall， on its own， decide on the scientific and technological standards and specifications applicable in Hong Kong.

　　Article 140 The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall， on its own， formulate policies on culture and protect by law the achievements and the lawful rights and interests of authors in their literary and artistic creation.

　　Article 141 The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall not restrict the freedom of religious belief， interfere in the internal affairs of religious organizations or restrict religious activities which do not contravene the laws of the Region.

　　Religious organizations shall， in accordance with law， enjoy the rights to acquire， use， dispose of and inherit property and the right to receive financial assistance. Their previous property rights and interests shall be maintained and protected. Religious organizations may， according to their previous practice， continue to run seminaries and other schools， hospitals and welfare institutions and to provide other social services.

　　Religious organizations and believers in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may maintain and develop their relations with religious organizations and believers elsewhere.

　　Article 142 The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall， on the basis of maintaining the previous systems concerning the professions， formulate provisions on its own for assessing the qualifications for practice in the various professions. Persons with professional qualifications or qualifications for professional practice obtained prior to the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may retain their previous qualifications in accordance with the relevant regulations and codes of practice.

　　The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall continue to recognize the professions and the professional organizations recognized prior to the establishment of the Region， and these organizations may， on their own， assess and confer professional qualifications.

　　The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may， as required by developments in society and in consultation with the parties concerned， recognize new professions and professional organizations.

　　Article 143 The Government of the H

ong Kong Special Administrative Region shall， on its own， formulate policies on sports. Non-governmental sports organizations may continue to exist and develop in accordance with law.

　　Article 144 The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall maintain the policy previously practised in Hong Kong in respect of subventions for non-governmental organizations in fields such as education， medicine and health， culture， art， recreation， sports， social welfare and social work. Staff members previously serving in subvented organizations in Hong Kong may remain in their employment in accordance with the previous system.

　　Article 145 On the basis of the previous social welfare system， the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall， on its own， formulate policies on the development and improvement of this system in the light of the economic conditions and social needs.

　　Article 146 Voluntary organizations providing social services in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may， on their own， decide their forms of service， provided that the law is not contravened.

　　Article 147 The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall on its own formulate laws and policies relating to labour.

　　Article 148 The relationship between non-governmental organizations in fields such as education， science， technology， culture， art， sports， the professions， medicine and health， labour， social welfare and social work as well as religious organizations in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and their counterparts on the mainland shall be based on the principles of non-subordination， non-interference and mutual respect.

　　Article 149 Non-governmental organizations in fields such as education， science， technology， culture， art， sports， the professions， medicine and health， labour， social welfare and social work as well as religious organizations in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may maintain and develop relations with their counterparts in foreign countries and regions and with relevant international organizations. They may， as required， use the name “Hong Kong， China” in the relevant activities.

　　Chapter VII External Affairs

　　Article 150 Representatives of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may， as members of delegations of the Government of the People's Republic of China， participate in negotiations at the diplomatic level directly affecting the Region conducted by the Central People's Government.

　　Article 151 The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may on its own， using the name “Hong Kong， China”， maintain and develop relations and conclude and implement agreements with foreign states and regions and relevant international organizations in the appropriate fields， including the economic， trade， financial and monetary， shipping， communications， tourism， cultural and sports fields.

　　Article 152 Representatives of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may， as members of delegations of the People's Republic of China， participate in international organizations or conferences in appropriate fields limited to states and affecting the Region， or may attend in such other capacity as may be permitted by the Central People's Government and the international organization or conference concerned， and may express their views， using the name “Hong Kong， China”。

　　The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may， using the name “Hong Kong， China”， participate in international organizations and conferences not limited to states. The Central People's Government shall take the necessary steps to ensure that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall continue to retain its status in an appropriate capacity in those international organizations of which the People's Republic of China is a member and in which Hong Kong participates in one capacity or another.

　　The Central People's Government shall， where necessary， facilitate the continued participation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in an appropriate capacity in those international organizations in which Hong Kong is a participant in one capacity or another， but of which the People's Republic of China is not a member.

　　Article 153 The application to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of international agreements to which the People's Republic of China is or becomes a party shall be decided by the Central People's Government， in accordance with the circumstances and needs of the Region， and after seeking the views of the government of the Region. International agreements to which the People's Republic of China is not a party but which are implemented in Hong Kong may continue to be implemented in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Central People's Government shall， as necessary， authorize or assist the government of the Region to make appropriate arrangements for the application to the Region of other relevant international agreements.

　　Article 154 The Central People's Government shall authorize the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to issue， in accordance with law， passports of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China to all Chinese citizens who hold permanent identity cards of the Region， and travel documents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China to all other persons lawfully res

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