This screenshot captures the short film and videos available to explore on a website about the Basic Law set up by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's government.

HONG KONG - The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s government has rolled out a video series to mark the 30th anniversary of the promulgation of the Basic Law and to enhance the public's understanding of the Basic Law provisions.

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In a press release issued on Saturday, a spokesman for the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau said the video series features a comprehensive short film and six thematic videos focusing on different topics, they are "Origin of the Basic Law",  "Drafting and Consultation", "Rights and Freedom", "Rule of Law", "International Financial Centre", "Looking Ahead". 

The video series features a comprehensive short film and six thematic videos focusing on different topics

The video series reviews the guidelines of "one country, two systems" and the origin of the Basic Law. It also examines the safeguard of institutions under the Basic Law, and analyzes the ways the Basic Law enables the HKSAR to preserve its strengths and its citizens to enjoy their pleasant livings in some 20 years since the return to the motherland, the spokesman said.

The videos are available on the webpage of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, the thematic webpage of the 30th anniversary of the promulgation of the Basic Law, and the bureau's Facebook page.

To enhance the public's understanding of the Basic Law, the government has organized a series of activities to promote the Constitution and the Basic Law to different sectors earlier this year, including launching web games in March and an online exhibition in April, and hosting a webinar in June, the spokesman said.

The Basic Law was adopted by the National People's Congress and promulgated on April 4, 1990. It came into effect on July 1, 1997, when the HKSAR was established.

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The Basic Law is enacted in accordance with the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, and enshrines in the form of law the important concepts of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy. The Basic Law prescribes the systems to be practiced in the HKSAR in order to ensure the implementation of the basic policies of the People's Republic of China regarding Hong Kong.