What does Article 159 of the Basic Law deal with?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The amendment of the Basic Law
Article 159 of the Basic Law provides that the power of amendment of the Basic Law is vested in the National People's Congress.
Answer: The amendment of the Basic Law.
Why not the others: The courts as the judiciary of the HKSAR: that is the subject of Article 80. Judicial independence: that is the subject of Article 85. The power of final adjudication: that is the subject of Article 82.
Answer: The amendment of the Basic Law.
Why not the others: The courts as the judiciary of the HKSAR: that is the subject of Article 80. Judicial independence: that is the subject of Article 85. The power of final adjudication: that is the subject of Article 82.
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