基本法的总则从政治、经济、法律等方面,对香港特别行政区的政策和制度的基本原则作了规定。这些基本原则体现的一个中心思想就是,我国政府在坚持国家主权这个总原则的前提下,香港特别行政区实行高度自治。这个基本原则贯穿于基本法的各章条文之中。具体讲,这些原则主要有:第一、坚持国家主权原则,实行高度自治。主权是国家的基本要素 The General Principles of the Basic Law provide the basic principles of the policies and institutions of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in terms of politics, economy and law. One of the central ideas embodied in these basic principles is that under the premise of our government sticking to the general principle of national sovereignty, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region exercises a high degree of autonomy. This basic principle runs through all the articles of the Basic Law. Specifically, these principles are: First, upholding the principle of national sovereignty and implementing a high degree of autonomy. Sovereignty is the basic element of the country