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BERLIN Cheap Sven Andrighetto Hoodie , June 23 (Xinhua) -- The convictions of thousands of individuals prosecuted for their homosexuality in Germany were rescinded in a unanimous vote by the Federal Parliament (Bundestag) on Thursday evening.


The German Federal Council (Bundesrat), the second chamber of parliament in which the country's 16 states are represented, is expected to approve of the law shortly as a final step towards its ratification.


Paragraph 175 of the German Criminal Code prohibited sexual relations between men before it was softened in 1969 and finally abolished in 1994.


According to estimates, 64,000 individuals were prosecuted under paragraph 175 but it remains unclear exactly how many thereof were still alive by the time of Thursday's decision.


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The Federal Ministry of Justice expects to receive around 5,000 requests for compensation.


The German Association of Lesbians and Gays (LSVD) described the legislation as a ""historic first step towards the rehabilitation of victims of paragraph 175"" but also lamented that some issues were left unsolved.


The LSVD criticised the level of financial compensation as too low, as it failed to make up for loss of income experienced by convicts who consequently lost jobs and pension entitlements.


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The LSVD described this circumstance as ""pure discrimination"" as it legally enshrined a discrepancy in the age of consent between heterosexuals and homosexuals.


The age of consent for same-sex couples in Germany is 14.


Opposition parties and the SPD voiced similar concerns, with parliamentarian Karl-Heinz Brunner (SPD) calling the amendment to the original bill a ""new injustice.""


Nonetheless, Helmut Metzner, director of the LSVD, acknowledged that progress had been made towards ""giving some victims of state prosecution their dignity back after years of ignorance.""


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Zhang Dejiang (R Cheap Patrick Roy Hoodie , front), chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), attends a high-ranking symposium commemorating the 20th anniversary of implementing the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 27 Cheap Mikko Rantanen Hoodie , 2017. (XinhuaLi Tao)


BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China held a high-ranking symposium on Saturday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of implementing the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).


Addressing the symposium, which was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, top legislator Zhang Dejiang called for comprehensive and precise implementation of the principle of "one country, two systems" and the Basic Law.


Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) Cheap Gabriel Landeskog Hoodie , called the HKSAR Basic Law "a product of ingenuity of a great era," which fully embodies the shared desire of all Chinese including Hong Kong compatriots and has demonstrated great vitality.


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Enacted in accordance with China's Constitution, the Basic Law specifies the guidelines of "one country, two systems", and "Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong" with a high degree of autonomy.


The Basic Law is a good law which accords the actual conditions of the nation and the HKSAR and is able to provide a fundamental guarantee for the great cause of "one country, two systems" and withstand the test of practice Cheap Nathan MacKinnon Hoodie , Zhang said.


The practice of the Basic Law over the past 20 years shows that the fundamental purposes of safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests as well as maintaining Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability must be adhered to in order to advance the cause of "one country, two systems," Zhang noted.


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HKSAR Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said at the symposium that the principle of "one country, two systems" and the Basic Law are the best constitutional arrangements for both the HKSAR and the country.


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The coordinated and joint development of the HKSAR and the mainland would not only improve their overall competitiveness, but provide the world new experiences of cooperation between regions of different systems, thus enriching "one country, two systems Cheap Matt Nieto Shirt ," he said.


Elsie Leung, deputy director of the Commission for the HKSAR Basic Law of the NPC Standing Committee, said the implementation of the Basic Law has helped realize the "one country, two systems" concept, stabilize the relationship between the central government and Hong Kong, and clarify the legal status of the HKSAR.


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