BASIC LAW (38)
Date
Statements by Chinese
Officials
Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist
Communist
27.3.85 (cont'd)
28.3.85
Sing Tao Jih Pao: The Peking authorities should consider the following points in drawing up the Basic Law and selecting candidates for the drafting committee. 1.
pragmatic views should be
adopted; 2. possible
interferences from
totalitarians should be
forestalled; 3. HK people
with close and
long-established relationship with the territory should be selected; 4. age and nationality should not be a consideration; and 5. HK representatives should be those who are capable and with professional knowledge:
Statements/Comments
by others
Father Michael Yeung of HK Catholic Social Communications Office: The HK Catholic Church, now playing an important role in HK's education and social services, should be allowed to forward its views to the future Basic Law drafting committee.