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FUTURE OF HONG KONG : BASIC LAW
1. AS REPORTED IN OUR TELNU 1860 OF 10 SEPTEMBER, A REVISED CONSTITUTION OF THE BASIC LAW CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WAS FORMALLY ADOPTED BY THE HONG KONG MEMBERS OF THE DRAFTING
COMMITTEE AT THEIR MEETING ON 7 SEPTEMBER. THE TEXT HAS JUST
BEEN OFFICIALLY RELEASED BY NCNA AND OUR ROUGH TRANSLATION IS
IN MIFT (NCNA HAS NOT ISSUED ANY ENGLISH VERSION).
2. THE REVISED CONSTITUTION DIFFERS FROM THE ORIGINAL DRAFT IN A
NUMBER OF PLACES. THE MAJOR AMENDMENTS INCLUDE :
(A) AN ADDITIONAL CLAUSE WHICH STATES THAT THE CONSULTATIVE
COMMITTEE AND THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE WILL NOT BE SUBORDINATE TO
OR ASSUME LEADERSHIP OVER EACH OTHER:
(B) THE PROCESSES IN SLECTING MEMBERS OF THE CONSULTATIVE
COMMITTEE:
(C) THE TENURE OF OFFICE OF MEMBERS OF THE CONSULTATIVE
COMMITTEE AND ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS DEFINED:
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