中华人民共和国香港特别行政区基本法（二）

iding in the Region. The above passports and documents shall be valid for all states and regions and shall record the holder's right to return to the Region. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may apply immigration controls on entry into， stay in and departure from the Region by persons from foreign states and regions.

　　Article 155 The Central People's Government shall assist or authorize the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to conclude visa abolition agreements with foreign states or regions.

　　Article 156 The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may， as necessary， establish official or semi-official economic and trade missions in foreign countries and shall report the establishment of such missions to the Central People's Government for the record.

　　Article 157 The establishment of foreign consular and other official or semi-official missions in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall require the approval of the Central People's Government.

　　Consular and other official missions established in Hong Kong by states which have formal diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China may be maintained. According to the circumstances of each case， consular and other official missions established in Hong Kong by states which have no formal diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China may be permitted either to remain or be changed to semi-official missions.

　　States not recognized by the People's Republic of China may only establish non-governmental institutions in the Region.

　　Chapter VIII Interpretation and Amendment of the Basic Law

　　Article 158 The power of interpretation of this Law shall be vested in the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

　　The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress shall authorize the courts of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to interpret on their own， in adjudicating cases， the provisions of this Law which are within the limits of the autonomy of the Region.

　　The courts of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may also interpret other provisions of this Law in adjudicating cases. However， if the courts of the Region， in adjudicating cases， need to interpret the provisions of this Law concerning affairs which are the responsibility of the Central People's Govern

ment， or concerning the relationship between the Central Authorities and the Region， and if such interpretation will affect the judgments on the cases， the courts of the Region shall， before making their final judgments which are not appeal able， seek an interpretation of the relevant provisions from the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress through the Court of Final Appeal of the Region. When the Standing Committee makes an interpretation of the provisions concerned， the courts of the Region， in applying those provisions， shall follow the interpretation of the Standing Committee. However， judgments previously rendered shall not be affected.

　　The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress shall consult its Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region before giving an interpretation of this Law.

　　Article 159 The power of amendment of this Law shall be vested in the National people's Congress. The power to propose bills for amendments to this Law shall be vested in the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress， the State Council and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Amendment bills from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be submitted to the National People's Congress by the delegation of the Region to the National People's Congress after obtaining the consent of two-thirds of the deputies of the Region to the National People's Congress， two-thirds of all the members of the Legislative Council of the Region， and the Chief Executive of the Region. Before a bill for amendment to this Law is put on the agenda of the National People's Congress， the Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall study it and submit its views. No amendment to this Law shall contravene the established basic policies of the People's Republic of China regarding Hong Kong.

　　Chapter IX Supplementary Provisions

　　Article 160 Upon the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region， the laws previously in force in Hong Kong shall be adopted as laws of the Region except for those which the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress declares to be in contravention of this Law. If any laws are later discovered to be in contravention of this Law， they shall be amended or cease to have force in accordance with the procedure as prescribed by this Law.

　　Documents， certificates， contracts， and rights and obligations valid under the laws previously in force in Hong Kong shall continue to be valid and be recognized and protected by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region， provided that they do not contravene this Law.

　　Annex I：

　　Method for the Selection of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

　　1. The Chief Executive shall be elected by a broadly representative Election Committee in accordance with this Law and appointed by the Central People's Government.

　　2. The Election Committee shall be composed of 800 members from the following sectors：

　　Industrial， commercial and financial sectors 200

　　The professions 200

　　Labour， social services， religious and other sectors 200

　　Members of the Legislative Council， representatives of district-based organizations， Hong Kong deputies to the National People's Congress， and representatives of Hong Kong members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 200

　　The term of office of the Election Committee shall be five years.

　　3. The delimitation of the various sectors， the organizations in each sector eligible to return Election Committee members and the number of such members returned by each of these organizations shall be prescribed by an electoral law enacted by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in accordance with the principles of democracy and openness.

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rate bodies in various sectors shall， on their own， elect members to the Election Committee， in accordance with the number of seats allocated and the election method as prescribed by the electoral law.

　　Members of the Election Committee shall vote in their individual capacities.

　　4. Candidates for the office of Chief Executive may be nominated jointly by not less than 100 members of the Election Committee.

　　Each member may nominate only one candidate.

　　5. The Election Committee shall， on the basis of the list of nominees， elect the Chief Executive designate by secret ballot on a one-person-one-vote basis. The specific election method shall be prescribed by the electoral law.

　　6. The first Chief Executive shall be selected in accordance with the “Decision of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on the Method for the Formation of the First Government and the First Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”。

　　7. If there is a need to amend the method for selecting the Chief Executives for the terms subsequent to the year 2007， such amendments must be made with the endorsement of a two-thirds majority of all the members of the Legislative Council and the consent of the Chief Executive， and they shall be reported to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for approval.

　　Annex II：

　　Method for the Formation of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Its Voting Procedures I. Method for the formation of the Legislative Council

　　1. The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be composed of 60 members in each term. In the first term， the Legislative Council shall be formed in accordance with the “Decision of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on the Method for the Formation of the First Government and the First Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”。 The composition of the Legislative Council in the second and third terms shall be as follows：

　　Second term

　　Members returned by functional constituencies 30

　　Members returned by the Election Committee 6

　　Members returned by geographical constituencies through direct elections 24

　　Third term

　　Members returned by functional constituencies 30

　　Members returned by geographical constituencies through direct elections 30

　　2. Except in the case of the first Legislative Council， the above-mentioned Election Committee refers to the one provided for in Annex I of this Law.

　　The division of geographical constituencies and the voting method for direct elections therein； the delimitation of functional sectors and corporate bodies， their seat allocation and election methods； and the method for electing members of the Legislative Council by the Election Committee shall be specified by an electoral law introduced by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and passed by the Legislative Council.

　　II. Procedures for voting on bills and motions in the Legislative Council Unless otherwise provided for in this Law， the Legislative Council shall adopt the following procedures for voting on bills and motions：

　　The passage of bills introduced by the gove

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