The Basic Law has been tampered with. Not by activists destabilizing China, but by the HK government. HK governments summary of the Basic Law - the version that forms the basis of public understanding and educational purposes - has been quietly changed by the government. The clause that stipulates citizens will not be subject to arbitrary arrest has been excluded. The phrase high degree of autonomy has been relegated from its prominent position in previous versions. The concept of the Hong Kong people ruling within the One Country Two Systems arrangement has been replaced with the concept of administering.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 08:54:55 +0000