BASIC LAW (165)
Date
Statements by Chinese
Officials
Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist
Communist
7.8.85 (cont'd)
8.8.85
Statements/Comments
by others
Source quoted by the SCM Post: The Basic Law
consultative committee is likely to be set up before the end of the year with a membership of more than 150. Members will be selected through democratic consultation and nomination by groups. All the members will join in a private capacity and there is no definite term of office. Non-Chinese
who have lived in HK for more than seven years will also be invited to join the committee.
HK drafting committee member Cha Chi-ming (in a series of articles): The future HK SAR should have an advisory council which will nominate the SAR chief executive and propose amendments to the Basic Law.
The Kowloon City DB Basic Law concern group: The consultative committee should be a working body
comprising not more than