Hong Kong Ordinances

THE BASIC LAW OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA - ARTICLE 22

Article 22 No department of the Central People's Government and no province,
autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government may
interfere in the affairs which the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
administers on its own in accordance with this Law. If there is a need for
departments of the Central Government, or for provinces, autonomous regions,
or municipalities directly under the Central Government to set up offices in
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, they must obtain the consent of
the government of the Region and the approval of the Central People's
Government. All offices set up in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
by departments of the Central Government, or by provinces, autonomous regions,
or municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the personnel of
these offices shall abide by the laws of the Region.

*For entry into the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, people from other
parts of China must apply for approval. Among them, the number of persons who
enter the Region for the purpose of settlement shall be determined by the
competent authorities of the Central People's Government after consulting the
government of the Region. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may
establish an office in Beijing.
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* See The Interpretation by the Standing Committee of the National People's
Congress of Articles 22(4) and 24(2)(3) of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Adopted by
the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress at its Tenth
Session on 26 June 1999) (Chapter 2106)