全国人民代表大会关于设立香港特别行政区的决定

In accordance with the provisions of Article 31 and subparagraph 13 of Article 62 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China， the Third Session of the Seventh National People's Congress decides：

1. that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is to be established as of July 1， 1997； and

2. that the area of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region covers the Hong Kong Island， the Kowloon Peninsula， and the islands and adjacent waters under its jurisdiction. The map of the administrative division of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will be published by the State Council separately.