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 | | In the Joint Declaration, the PRC promised that, under the "One Country, Two Systems" policy proposed by Deng Xiaoping, China's socialist economic system would not be practiced in Hong Kong, and that Hong Kong would enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters, except foreign affairs and defence, for 50 years, until 2047. |
 | | According to the Basic Law, Hong Kong's "Mini-constitution", the second Legislative Council has 24 directly elected members; the other 30 members are either appointed or chosen by occupational constituencies, with six being elected by a special Election Committee. |
 | | The composition of every Legislative Council, in terms of the number of seats for geographical constituencies, functional constituencies and election committee, is not fixed once and for all, in particular, the 2004 election marked the end of election committee. |
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