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Dispute of Article 22, raising the last ugly veil of the Basic Law
(21 Apr) The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LOCPG) asserted on the other day that it had the authority to supervise Hong Kong on the “normal functioning of its political system” and “matters pertaining to the overall interests of society” incited tremendous dispute. Confronting accusation from the pan-democrats, that LOCPG has violated Section 1 of Article 22 of the Basic Law which “No department of the Central People's Government…… may interfere in the affairs which the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region administers on its own in accordance with this Law”, LOCPG defended that LOCPG “was not “the department of the Central People's Government” in a general meaning”. It turns out that government departments are divided into being “in a general meaning” and “not in a general meaning”. Such an “Animal Farm” explanation from LOCPG has widened the horizons of Hong Kong people and raised the last ugly veil of the Basic Law and “Hong Kong People administering Hong Kong, and a high degree of autonomy”.
Instead of attributing such controversy to the distinctive views of Civil Law and Common Law, one could say that the controversy was due to the difference between rule of law and rule of man. Since CCP’s establishment, China has been led by policies from the party, while law has merely been a role of coordination. Therefore, the law could be revised and/or amended deliberately anytime, requiring neither the authorization of the people nor be reviewed by the court. As the policy regarding Hong Kong has been changed from “river water does not interfere well water” (a Chinese saying which means not intervening each other’s business) to emphasizing “a complete ruling authority”, Article 22 naturally requires modernization so that LOCPG can do whatever it desires to Hong Kong.
How should Article 22 truly be construed? What is the position and the role of LOCPG?
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https://telegra.ph/Dispute-of-Article-22-raising-the-last-ugly-veil-of-the-Basic-Law-05-11
Source: HKCNews
#RuleOfLaw #RuleOfMan #Article22 #OneCountryTwoSystems #LOCPG #CCP
Dispute of Article 22, raising the last ugly veil of the Basic Law
(21 Apr) The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LOCPG) asserted on the other day that it had the authority to supervise Hong Kong on the “normal functioning of its political system” and “matters pertaining to the overall interests of society” incited tremendous dispute. Confronting accusation from the pan-democrats, that LOCPG has violated Section 1 of Article 22 of the Basic Law which “No department of the Central People's Government…… may interfere in the affairs which the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region administers on its own in accordance with this Law”, LOCPG defended that LOCPG “was not “the department of the Central People's Government” in a general meaning”. It turns out that government departments are divided into being “in a general meaning” and “not in a general meaning”. Such an “Animal Farm” explanation from LOCPG has widened the horizons of Hong Kong people and raised the last ugly veil of the Basic Law and “Hong Kong People administering Hong Kong, and a high degree of autonomy”.
Instead of attributing such controversy to the distinctive views of Civil Law and Common Law, one could say that the controversy was due to the difference between rule of law and rule of man. Since CCP’s establishment, China has been led by policies from the party, while law has merely been a role of coordination. Therefore, the law could be revised and/or amended deliberately anytime, requiring neither the authorization of the people nor be reviewed by the court. As the policy regarding Hong Kong has been changed from “river water does not interfere well water” (a Chinese saying which means not intervening each other’s business) to emphasizing “a complete ruling authority”, Article 22 naturally requires modernization so that LOCPG can do whatever it desires to Hong Kong.
How should Article 22 truly be construed? What is the position and the role of LOCPG?
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Dispute-of-Article-22-raising-the-last-ugly-veil-of-the-Basic-Law-05-11
Source: HKCNews
#RuleOfLaw #RuleOfMan #Article22 #OneCountryTwoSystems #LOCPG #CCP
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Dispute of Article 22, raising the last ugly veil of the Basic Law
(21 Apr) The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LOCPG) asserted on the other day that it had the authority to supervise Hong Kong on the “normal functioning of its political system” and “matters…