BASIC LAW (182)
Date
Statements by Chinese
Officials
Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist
Communist
16.8.85 (cont'd)
17.8.85
NCNA HK director Xu Jiatun said he supports the idea of democratic consultation when selecting members of the consultative panel.
Statements/Comments
by others
Ta Kung Pao: "Democratic consultation" is not an innovation and there should be no difficulty for people to understand both its literal meaning
is controversy over the term, the constitution of the consultative panel should be disclosed to the public for consultation.
Kowloon City DB member Ng Siu-pang: While he will not place emphasis on the original meaning of the term "democratic
consultation", he also thinks that there must be
a clear definition on
what the term means.
Drafting committee member Szeto Wah (in an
interview with Ta Kung Pao): According to his understanding, democratic consultation means to seek a consensus of opinion while taking account of different views in a spirit of mutual respect and mutual understanding.
Sources: It is another member of the working group on the consultative panel's constitution, not NCNA HK director Xu Jiatun, who has suggested