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<title>Urging adherence to the "one country, two systems" policy as prescribed in the Joint Declaration between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong.</title>
<summary summary-id="id115hres422v36" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2017-11-15">
<action-date>2017-11-01</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House amended</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p> Urges adherence to the &quot;one country, two systems&quot; policy established by the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong and the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China with respect to: </p><ul> <li> Hong Kong's exercise of a high degree of autonomy; </li> <li> Hong Kong's enjoyment of executive, legislative, and independent judicial power; and </li> <li> protection of the fundamental rights of Hong Kong residents. </li></ul>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id115hres422v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2017-09-28">
<action-date>2017-06-29</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Urges adherence to the &quot;one country, two systems&quot; policy established by the Joint Declaration between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong and the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China with respect to:</p> <ul> <li> Hong Kong's exercise of a high degree of autonomy; </li> <li> Hong Kong's enjoyment of executive, legislative, and independent judicial power; and </li> <li> protection of the fundamental rights of Hong Kong residents. </li></ul>]]></summary-text>
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