BASIC LAW (32)
Statements by Chinese
Date
Officials
Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist
Communist
Statements/Comments
by others
19.3.85 (cont'd)
21.3.85
23.3.85
Zhang Youyu of China's Law Commission: The Basic Law drafting committee will not be set up during the third plenary session of the 6th NPC but a decision will be made after the NPC has ratified the Joint Declaration.
should clearly stipulate
a set of principles, based on which HK's future social policies will be formulated.
* Local NPC delegate Ng Horman: HK
representatives on the Basic Law drafting committee should mainly come from the legal,
industrial and commercial
sectors to ensure
continuity in HK's laws and the territory's future prosperity. A number of NPC and CPPCC local delegates should also take part in Basic Law drafting.
* (report) Local CPPCC delegate Ng Tor-tai: As the Basic law will have a major bearing on HK's future political structure, people who are familiar with the local system should be allowed to take part in the drafting.