Form 4 Citizenship and Social Development

Hong Kong under “One Country, Two Systems”

The meaning and implementation of “one country, two systems”

Worksheet 3 – Guiding Questions for Reference Materials

Name: _____________________________________ Class: F.4______ ( )

Learning Objective:

 To facilitate understanding of important concepts such as “one country, two systems”

and “Basic Law” covered in reference materials.

1. Watch the “Origin of the Basic Law” video with the following link and complete the
following questions:

 https://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/promotion/anniversary30/video.html

2. According to reference material p. 1 and the video, which of the following is NOT the
composite description of “one country, two systems”?

A. One country with socialist and capitalist system

B. Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong
C. High degree of autonomy
D. Retaining Common Law

3. According to reference material p. 3, what problems may arise if people fail to consider
“one country, two systems” as a holistic concept (e.g., deemphasis on “one country” element
or confusion between “high degree of autonomy” and “total autonomy”)?

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4. According to reference material p. 4, what are the advantages brought by “one country,
two systems” to HKSAR?

Level Advantages

Local

Regional

Global

5. Laws previously in force in Hong Kong shall be maintained as stated in Basic Law,
examples include:

a. ______________ law b. Rules of equity c. ______________

d. Subordinate legislation e. Customary law

6. According to reference material p. 5, what National laws are applied in Hong Kong and
listed in Annex III of the Basic Law?

Article 158 of the Basic Law stipulates that the power of interpretation of the
Basic Law shall be vested in the Standing Committee of the National People’s
Congress (NPCSC).

7a. How many times did the NPCSC use such power since 1997? ________ time(s)

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7b. According to video and reference material p. 8, would interpretation of Basic Law by
NPCSC harm the rights of Hong Kong residents? Why?

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8. According to reference material and online research, how did the Central government
address the needs of Hong Kong with the provision of Basic Law?

Concerns in the 1980s Responses

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