{{Short description|Organization of the NPCSC}} {{Infobox organization | name = Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Basic Law Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | formation = {{Start date|1997|07|01}} | image = 中華人民共和國國徽.svg | image_size = 120px | former_name = | predecessor = | merged_into = | merger = | successor = | founder = | type = Working committee of the [[Standing Committee of the National People's Congress]] | tax_id = <!-- or | vat_id = (for non-profit org) --> | registration_id = <!-- for non-profit org --> | purpose = | headquarters = | coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LON|display=inline,title}} --> | region_served = | num_members = | owner = <!-- or | owners = --> | secretary_general = | leader_title = Director | leader_name = [[Shen Chunyao]] | leader_title2 = Deputy Directors | leader_name2 = [[Wong Yuk-shan]], Zhang Yong | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | main_organ = | parent_organization = [[Standing Committee of the National People's Congress]] | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = | disbursements = | endowment = | website = | remarks = | footnotes = | native_name = 全国人民代表大会常务委员会<br>香港特别行政区基本法委员会 | native_name_r = | extinction = | location = Office Building of the NPC, No.1 Qianmen West Street, [[Xicheng, Beijing|Xicheng District]], [[Beijing]] | mission = }} {{Infobox Chinese | order = st | s = 全国人民代表大会常务委员会香港特别行政区基本法委员会 | t = 全國人民代表大會常務委員會香港特別行政區基本法委員會 | p = Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Chángwù Wěiyuánhuì Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū Jīběnfǎ Wěiyuánhuì | altname = Abbreviation | s2 = 香港基本法委员会 | t2 = 香港基本法委員會 | p2 = Xiānggǎng Jīběnfǎ Wěiyuánhuì }} The '''Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Basic Law Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress''' is a commission of the [[Standing Committee of the National People's Congress]] (NPCSC), the permanent body of China's top legislature. Established in 1997, it advises the NPCSC regarding the [[Hong Kong Basic Law]].
== History == The Hong Kong Basic Law Committee was established by the 26th session of the Standing Committee of the [[8th National People's Congress]] on 1 July 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=委员会历史 |trans-title=Committee history |url=http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/bmzz/xianggang/node_1788.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304213238/http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/bmzz/xianggang/node_1788.htm |archive-date=4 March 2018 |access-date=17 March 2025 |website=National People's Congress}}</ref>
== Functions == The committee is a working committee of the NPCSC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wei |first=Changhao |date=2023-03-20 |title=NPC to Establish New Agency to Support Delegates |url=https://npcobserver.com/2023/03/china-npc-delegate-affairs-commission/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=NPC Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> It is responsible for studying issues concerning the implementation of Articles 17, 18, 158 and 159 of the [[Hong Kong Basic Law]] and to provide opinions to the NPC Standing Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=委员会职责 |trans-title=Committee responsibilities |url=http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/bmzz/xianggang/node_1786.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315035531/http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/bmzz/xianggang/node_1786.htm |archive-date=15 March 2018 |access-date=17 March 2025 |website=National People's Congress}}</ref>
== Structure == The Hong Kong Basic Law Committee is composed of 12 members; 6 from [[mainland China]] and 6 from Hong Kong, with a term of office of 5 years.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Decoding Chinese Politics: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao |url=https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/decoding-chinese-politics?policy=taiwan-hongkong-macao |access-date=2 October 2023 |website=[[Asia Society]]}}</ref> All members are appointed by the NPC Standing Committee. Hong Kong members are jointly nominated by the [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong]], the [[President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong|President of the Legislative Council]] and the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal. The committee has the following offices:<ref name=":0" />
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== References == <references /> {{National People's Congress}}
[[Category:Standing Committee of the National People's Congress]] [[Category:Hong Kong Basic Law]] [[Category:1997 establishments in China]]