https://www.scmp.com/rss/266756/feed Professor Johannes Chan SC (Hon) is a professor of law at the University of Hong Kong, a member of the Bar Council, and vice-chairman of the Bar's Special Committee on Constitutional Affairs and Human Rights. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In recent years, there seems to be a tendency for mainland Chinese officials to omit or avoid references to the Sino-British Joint Declaration in any discussion about “one country, two systems”, as if the Joint Declaration were non-existent or wholly irrelevant. It is an undeniable historical fact that for about 150 years between 1842 and 1997, Hong Kong was under British jurisdiction. The British government introduced to Hong Kong, among other things, the common law system and a free capitalist... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2158137/how-chinas-constitution-ensured-basic-law-remains?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2158137/how-chinas-constitution-ensured-basic-law-remains?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Aug 2018 22:00:45 +0000