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| | Municipality - Free Encyclopedia |
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| | hongkong.txt |
| | Chapter II: Relationship between the Central Authorities and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Article 12 The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be a local administrative region of the People's Republic of China, which shall enjoy a high degree of autonomy and come directly under the Central People's Government. | | | Article 9 In addition to the Chinese language, English may also be used as an official language by the executive authorities, legislature and judiciary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. | | | 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. |
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| | Macau Basic Law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Article 51 If the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region considers that a bill passed by the Legislative Council is not compatible with the overall interests of the Region, he or she may give his or her reasons in writing and return it to the Legislative Council within 90 days for reconsideration. | | | Article 79 Members of the Legislative Council of the Macao Special Administrative Region shall be immune from legal action in respect of their statements and voting at meetings of the Council. | | | Article 72 The Legislative Council of the Macao Special Administrative Region shall have a President and a Vice President who shall be elected by and from among the members of the Legislative Council. |
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| | :::► Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net ◄::: |
| | A small number of other areas have been designated as Special cities of Korea#North Korea Special Administrative Regions, including Sinuiju Special Administrative Region Sinŭiju along the China-North Korea border. | | | Sinuiju Special Administrative Region Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region - align="center" colspan=2 | | | In 2002, the area around Kumgangsan Mount Kŭmgang, a scenic mountain close to the South Korea border, has been designated as a special tourist destination (Kumgangsan Tourist Region K& Tourist Region), where South Korean citizens do not need special permissions. |
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| | ICL - Hong Kong - Constitution |
| | The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall follow the principle of keeping expenditure within the limits of revenues in drawing up its budget, and strive to achieve a fiscal balance, avoid deficits and keep the budget commensurate with the growth rate of its gross domestic product. | | | The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be responsible for their management, use and development and for their lease or grant to individuals, legal persons or organizations for use or development. | | | The courts of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall adjudicate cases in accordance with the laws applicable in the Region as prescribed in Article 18 of this Law and may refer to precedents of other common law jurisdictions. |
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| | East Asian Studies Documents: Constitution of Hong Kong, 1990 |
| | The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall follow the principle of keeping expenditure within the limits of revenues in drawing up its budget, and strive to achieve a fiscal balance, avoid deficits and keep the budget commensurate with the growth rate of its gross domestic product. | | | The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall, taking the low tax policy previously pursued in Hong Kong as reference, enact laws on its own concerning types of taxes, tax rates, tax reductions, allowances and exemptions, and other matters of taxation. | | | If the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is not able to discharge his or her duties for a short period, such duties shall temporarily be assumed by the Administrative Secretary, Financial Secretary or Secretary of Justice in this order of precedence. |
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| | ICL - Hong Kong - Constitution |
| | The executive authorities and legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be composed of permanent residents of Hong Kong in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Law. | | | The courts of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall adjudicate cases in accordance with the laws applicable in the Region as prescribed in Article 18 of this Law and may refer to precedents of other common law jurisdictions. | | | The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be a local administrative region of the People's Republic of China, which shall enjoy a high degree of autonomy and come directly under the |
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| | Special Administrative Region Ethnic sumu A Special Administrative Region (SAR) (Chief Executive as head of government... | | | Special mark A Special Mark, as defined by the pilotage to indicate the boundard of an administrative area such as a sp... | | | Special prosecutor A Special prosecutor is a Congress to investigate a federal official for misconduct while in office. |
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http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/topics/special.html
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| | Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People' s Republic of China |
| | Article 8 The laws, decrees, administrative regulations and other normative acts previously in force in Macao shall be maintained, except for any that contravenes this Law, or subject to any amendment by the legislature or other relevant organs of the Macao Special Administrative Region in accordance with legal procedures. | | | Article 136 The Macao Special Administrative Region may, on its own, using the name "Macao, 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, science and technology, and sports fields. | | | Article 121 The Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region shall, on its own, formulate policies on education, including policies regarding the educational system and its administration, the language of instruction, the allocation of funds, the examination system, the recognition of educational qualifications and the system of academic awards so as to promote educational development. |
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| | ICL - Hong Kong - Constitution |
| | The executive authorities and legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be composed of permanent residents of Hong Kong in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Law. | | | The courts of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall adjudicate cases in accordance with the laws applicable in the Region as prescribed in Article 18 of this Law and may refer to precedents of other common law jurisdictions. | | | (1) If the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is not able to discharge his or her duties for a short period, such duties shall temporarily be assumed by the Administrative Secretary, Financial Secretary or Secretary of Justice in this order of precedence. |
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| | hongkong.txt |
| | Article 3 The executive authorities and legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be composed of permanent residents of Hong Kong in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Law. | | | Article 107 The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall follow the principle of keeping expenditure within the limits of revenues in drawing up its budget, and strive to achieve a fiscal balance, avoid deficits and keep the budget commensurate with the growth rate of its gross domestic product. | | | Article 49 If the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region considers that a bill passed by the Legislative Council is not compatible with the overall interests of the Region, he or she may return it to the Legislative Council within three months for reconsideration. |
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| | East Asian Studies Documents: Constitution of Hong Kong, 1990 |
| | The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall continue the previous system of civil aviation management in Hong Kong and keep its own aircraft register in accordance with provisions laid down by the Central People's Government concerning nationality marks and registration marks of aircraft. | | | (2) negotiate and conclude new air service agreements providing routes for airlines incorporated in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and having their principal place of business in Hong Kong and providing rights for over-flights and technical stops; and | | | District organizations which are not organs of political power may be established in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, to be consulted by the government of the Region on district administration and other affairs, or to be responsible for providing services in such fields as culture, recreation and environmental sanitation. |
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| | hongkong.txt |
| | Article 3 The executive authorities and legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be composed of permanent residents of Hong Kong in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Law. | | | The regional flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a red flag with a bauhinia highlighted by five star-tipped stamens. | | | The courts of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall have jurisdiction over all cases in the Region, except that the restrictions on their jurisdiction imposed by the legal system and principles previously in force in Hong Kong shall be maintained. |
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| | hongkong.txt |
| | Article 107 The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall follow the principle of keeping expenditure within the limits of revenues in drawing up its budget, and strive to achieve a fiscal balance, avoid deficits and keep the budget commensurate with the growth rate of its gross domestic product. | | | 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 shall, on its own, decide on the scientific and technological standards and specifications applicable in Hong Kong. |
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| | ICL - Hong Kong - Constitution |
| | All leases of land granted, decided upon or renewed before the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region which extend beyond 30 June 1997, and all rights in relation to such leases, shall continue to be recognized and protected under the law of the Region. | | | The executive authorities and legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be composed of permanent residents of Hong Kong in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Law. | | | (1) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall continue the previous system of civil aviation management in Hong Kong and keep its own aircraft register in accordance with provisions laid down by the Central People's Government concerning nationality marks and registration marks of aircraft. |
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| | Chapter V Political Structure of the Macao Special Administrative Region |
| | Is the Procuratorate of the Macao Special Administrative Region a judicial organ? | | | And the other is the principle of judicial independence as evidenced by provisions that the courts of the Macao Special Administrative Region shall exercise the judicial power independently and that the procuratorates of the Region shall exercise procuratorial functions independently. | | | The Macao Special Administrative Region should enjoy a high degree of autonomy in handling the administrative, legislative and judicial matters without prejudicing the ¡°one country¡± principle. |
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| | Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region |
| | The Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region is the legislature of the Region. | | | The Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region was established on 20th of December of 1999. | | | Under the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, the term of office of the Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administration Region shall be four years, with the exception of the first term. |
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| | ICL - Hong Kong - Constitution |
| | Hong Kong residents shall have freedom of movement within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and freedom of emigration to other countries and regions. | | | The power of final adjudication of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be vested in the Court of Final Appeal of the Region, which may as required invite judges from other common law jurisdictions to sit on the Court of Final Appeal. | | | The laws previously in force in Hong Kong, that is, the common law, rules of equity, ordinances, subordinate legislation and customary law shall be maintained, except for any that contravene this Law, and subject to any amendment by the legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. |
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| | Macau Basic Law -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article |
| | Article 18 The laws in force in the Macao Special Administrative Region shall be this Law, the laws previously in force in Macao as provided for in Article 8 of this Law, and the laws enacted by the legislature of the Region. | | | Laws enacted by the legislature of the Macao Special Administrative Region must be reported to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for the record. | | | The First Legislative Council of the Macao Special Administrative Region shall be composed of 23 members, with 8 members returned through direct elections, 8 members returned through indirect elections, and 7 members appointed by the Chief Executive. |
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| | Sinuiju Special Administrative Region - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region (Sinŭiju T'ŭkbyŏl Haengjeonggu; 신의주 특별 행정구; 新義州特別行政區) is a special administrative region (SAR) of North Korea, on the border with China. | | | Due to the areas included in the Special Administrative Region, it is not one single contiguous region, as to get from Sinŭiju city to Yŏmju county, one must pass through another county outside the region first. | | | Special Administrative Region with its own Basic Law |
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| | ICL - Hong Kong - Constitution |
| | The courts of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall adjudicate cases in accordance with the laws applicable in the Region as prescribed in Article 18 of this Law and may refer to precedents of other common law jurisdictions. | | | If the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region considers that a bill passed by the Legislative Council is not compatible with the overall interests of the Region, he or she may return it to the Legislative Council within three months for reconsideration. | | | The power of final adjudication of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be vested in the Court of Final Appeal of the Region, which may as required invite judges from other common law jurisdictions to sit on the Court of Final Appeal. |
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| | The special administrative regions are Shinŭiju T'eukpyŏl Haengjŏnggu (special administrative region, split in 2002 from P'yŏngan-bukto), Kaes& Kong-ŏp chigu (industrial region, split in 2002 from Kangwŏn-do - not the same as Kaes& chik'alshi), and Kŭmgang-san kwangwang chigu (tourist region, split in 2002 from Kangwŏn-do). | | | The Free Dictionary says that North Korea's provincial-level divisions are the nine provinces, two directly governed cities (chik'alshi), and three special administrative regions. | | | The standards have not been listing special administrative regions at the province level, so I don't either. |
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| | Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and the IMF -- Page 1 of 1 |
| | Listed below are items related to Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, in reverse chronological order (you can also view items by category). | | | You may contact us about Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and the IMF at MACContact@imf.org | | | Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and the IMF -- Page 1 of 1 |
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| | On May 20, Ho was appointed the chief first executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People Republic of China at the plenary meeting of the State Council presided over by Premier Zhu Rongji of the State Council of the People Republic of China. | | | ¡¡¡¡On May 15, 1999, Edmund Ho Hau-wah was elected candidate for the post of the first chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People Republic of China by the Committee for the Selection of the First Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region at its plenary meeting. | | | On May 24, Zhu Rongji issued an order of the State Council to Ho, officially appointing him the first chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region. |
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| | Asia 2000 Photo Library: Keyword: Personalities |
| | Chee Hwa Tung, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Yoshio Utsumi, the Secretary-General of the ITU and Bangguo Wu, China's Vice Premier on the VIP Tour of the Exhibition. | | | Chee Hwa Tung, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the Official Welcome Reception. | | | Chee Hwa Tung, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, speaking at the Opening Ceremony. |
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| | Loan Qualification Sba |
| | Article 8 The laws, decrees, administrative regulations and other normative acts previously in force in Macao shall be maintained, except for any that contravenes this Law, or subject to any amendment by the legislature or other relevant organs of the Macao Special Administrative Region in accordance with legal procedures. | | | Article 51 If the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region considers that a bill passed by the Legislative Council is not compatible with the overall interests of the Region, he or she may give his or her reasons in writing and return it to the Legislative Council within 90 days for reconsideration. | | | The courts of the Macao Special Administrative Region shall have jurisdiction over all cases in the Region, except that the restrictions on their jurisdiction imposed by the legal system and principles previously in force in Macao shall be maintained. |
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| | Article 71 The President of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be elected by and from among the members of the Legislative Council. | | | Article 18 The laws in force in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be this Law, the laws previously in force in Hong Kong as provided for in Article 8 of this Law, and the laws enacted by the legislature of the Region. | | | 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. |
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| | CAMIN: Central Asia Mountains Information Network |
| | At present the country is divided into 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 cities of the central subordination and one special administrative region. | | | According to the Constitution's regulation, the state if necessary can establish special administrative regions which are the local administrative regions directly subordinating to the Central Government. | | | A Three step administrative division is accepted in China: provincial, district and volost (small rural district) of the Province and autonomous regions are divided into autonomous areas, districts and autonomous districts and cities. |
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