One of the historic features of Chinese law has been the coexistence of different legal regimes on the Chinese territory, which were nonetheless efficient an enforceable enough to maintain the role of law. In preparation for the return of Hong Kong and Macao to China in 1997 and 1999 respectively, the leaders of the PR of Chine were able to utilize this historical experience. It was obvious that the implementation of the law of the PR of China would be difficult for the international community to accept. Therefore a model “one country - two systems” was created to make possible for both territories to maintain, interpret and develop their own law in cohabitation with the legal system of the PR of China. The article presents some experience from the twenty years of functioning of this mechanism. eng
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