BASIC LAW (131)
Date
Statements by Chinese
Officials
Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist
Communist
Statements/Comments by others
14.7.85 (cont'd)
15.7.85
NCNA HK director Xu Jiatun: People with Taiwan connections will be welcome to sit on the
Basic Law consultative committee. It is right in principle that members of the consultative
Wen Wei Po: It does not matter if there are differences of opinion on the format of the consultative panel as
long as the differences can be sorted out through consultation.
Lau Nai-keung of Meeting Point: The consultative
committee should include representatives from all
sectors.
Szeto Wah of the Professional Teachers' Union: A preparatory committee as well as a coalition for the concern
of Basic Law should be
ser up to help organise the consultative
committee.
Tsin Sai-nin of the Association for Democracy: There should be some special groups under the consultative committee comprising professionals to reflect more mature views to the drafting committee.
Joint submission to the NCNA by 11 community groups (Meeting Point, Public Policy Research Centre, Trades Union Council, Education Action
Group, Christian
Industrial Committee,