Introduction to the Hong Kong Basic Law

Introduction to the Hong Kong Basic LawEffective since China's resumption of sovereignty on July 1, 1997, the Hong Kong Basic Law lays down the general policies and system of government for Hong Kong under the "one country, two systems" formula. It guarantees Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy, enshrines the rights and freedoms of residents, and preserves a separate common law system with an independent judiciary. This introduction traces the origins of the Basic Law and the concepts and

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Examining Costa Rica as an important example of the gradual

the potential of milled rapeseed to reduce environmental footprint of grass silage-based diet is evaluated in practical farm conditions

from the fundamentals of random telegraph signals to applied technology

Extragalactic Astrophysics synthesizes the most important topics in the field of extragalactic astrophysics at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level

to Buddhist texts and women's narratives from Asia

non-experimental research design with focus-group interviewing is used to collect

This report presents copious illustrations of the artifacts of daily life in these two periods

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fundamentally shapes the self

The volume offers new methodologies to approach the political aesthetics of the border and related issues such as borderland identities and border-crossings