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 by: henh...@gmail.com - Thu, 2 Feb 2023 21:42 UTC

On Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 5:19:30 AM UTC-8, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
> Are they the same or not? Are they related?
>
>
> The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Basic Law
>
> Article 104
>
> When assuming office, the Chief Executive, principal officials,
> members of the Executive Council and of the Legislative Council, judges
> of the courts at all levels and other members of the judiciary in the
> Hong Kong Special Administrative Region must, in accordance with law,
> swear to uphold the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
> Region of the People's Republic of China and swear allegiance to the
> Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of
> China.

When you swear something, you're assuring someone that what you're saying is true.

However, taking a vow is more like promising someone that you'll do something (or not do something) in the future. You might, for example, vow never to tell a lie.

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 by: henh...@gmail.com - Thu, 2 Feb 2023 21:47 UTC

On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 1:42:44 PM UTC-8, henh...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 5:19:30 AM UTC-8, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
> > Are they the same or not? Are they related?
> >
> >
> > The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Basic Law
> >
> > Article 104
> >
> > When assuming office, the Chief Executive, principal officials,
> > members of the Executive Council and of the Legislative Council, judges
> > of the courts at all levels and other members of the judiciary in the
> > Hong Kong Special Administrative Region must, in accordance with law,
> > swear to uphold the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
> > Region of the People's Republic of China and swear allegiance to the
> > Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of
> > China.

> When you swear something, you're assuring someone that what you're saying is true.
>
> However, taking a vow is more like promising someone that you'll do something (or not do something) in the future. You might, for example, vow never to tell a lie.

i wonder if there's a similarly clear distinctions between ...

Joy -- Pleasure

Envy -- Jealousy

Hate -- Enmity

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