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Explain and critically evaluate the role of courts in interpreting the Basic Law of the Hong Kong SAR since 1997.
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... Explain and critically evaluate the role of courts in interpreting the Basic Law of the Hong Kong SAR since 1997. The Basic Law is a detailed document providing a normative guidance on many aspects with the intention of the National People's Congress (NPC) that it can act as a self-contained constitution of the region. Being a national law of the NPC as well as a constitution of the HKSAR, it is different in fundamental respects from other statutes enacted by the NPC as well as from the People Republic of China (RPC) Constitution. It marks a distinct relationship between the HKSAR and the Central Authorities, confers on the region a wide degree of autonomy that no other part of China can enjoy. However, the Basic Law itself is tainted with vague and obscure language, for example, the demarcation of powers between the Central Authorities and the HKSAR is imprecise; the normative














