Kung, Lap-yan2019-09-252019-09-252017-05-112004http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/164938"The principle of 'one country, two systems' is the basic political relationship between the China mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (hereafter: Hong Kong). The Basic Law (a 'little' constitution) guarantees Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy, but also emphasises the primacy of 'one country' ('country' here meaning 'state' rather than 'nation,).l Whether 'two systems' is understood from the perspective of 'one country' or whether 'one country' is understood from the perspective of 'two systems' has become an ongoing and controversial issue in Hong Kong and even on the China mainland. Obviously, the former inclines one to put the interests of the Chinese government above those of Hong Kong, while the latter tends to put the interests of Hong Kong above those of the Chinese government."engWith permission of the license/copyright holderPoliticsReligionHong KonggovernmentBuddhismChristianityPolitical ethicsGovernance and ethicsReligious ethicsComparative religion and interreligious dialogueChristian-BuddhistArticle