The move reinforces, not weakens, the common law system in Hong Kong by providing clear definitions of State and the criteria under which the subordinate organs will qualify.

• 这项法律适应化工作明确订明国家一词的定义和国家附属机构要纳入国家的定义内须符合的准则,不但没有削弱香港的普通法法制,反而令法制更加稳健。