宪法在特别行政区的适用一直是一个有争议的问题。要解决这一问题,首先应当正确理解宪法在特别行政区适用的内涵,以及宪法如何在特别行政区适用。宪法在特别行政区适用的意义,在于在宪法的基础上形成国家共识,通过宪法认同确立国家认同,包括主体认同、主权认同、制度认同、文化认同。宪法在特别行政区适用的原则是:属于国家制度层面的规定,完全适用;属于社会制度层面的,允许保留,这方面的内容由特别行政区基本法予以规定,目的是保障国家对特别行政区基本方针的实施。宪法在特别行政区适用的基本要求是:宪法是上位法,是特别行政区基本法的法律依据;特别行政区的制度设计,是基于宪法的授权,基本法以及特别行政区的法律制度,原则上不得与宪法相抵触;中央政府对特别行政区行使权力的根本依据是宪法;适用特别行政区基本法是适用宪法的具体要求和途径。 The application of the constitution in the special administrative region has always been a controversial issue. To solve this problem, we must first correctly understand the connotation of the application of the constitution in the special administrative regions and how the constitution can be applied in the special administrative regions. The significance of the application of the constitution in the special administrative region lies in forming a national consensus on the basis of the constitution and establishing the national identity through constitutional identification, including the recognition of the subject, the approval of the sovereignty, the recognition of the system, and the approval of the cultural identity. The principle that the Constitution applies in the special administrative regions is that the rules that are at the level of the state system are fully applicable; those that belong to the social system level are allowed to be retained. The content in this respect is governed by the Basic Law of the Special Administrative Region with the purpose of safeguarding the state’s implementation of the basic principles of the special administrative region . The basic requirements for the application of the constitution in the special administrative region are: the constitution is the superior law and the legal basis of the basic law of the special administrative region; the design of the system of the special administrative region is based on the authorization of the constitution, the basic law and the legal system of the special administrative region. In principle, it can not contravene the constitution . The fundamental basis for the Central Government to exercise its power over the SAR is the Constitution. The application of the Basic Law of the SAR is a concrete requirement and way to apply the Constitution.