BASIC LAW (186)
Date
Statements by Chinese
Officials
Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist
Communist
20.8.85 (cont'd)
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Statements/Comments
by others
gives an impression that
some members will in effect be appointed.
Drafting committee member Szeto Wah: He has
reservations over a resolution by the HK drafting committee members that there will not be a formal consultation period on the draft constitution.
* Drafting committee member Liu Yiu-chu: The most important question is whether the general public accepts the term
'democratic consulta- tion". If they interpret the term in the same way and feel that it will not give rise to any misunderstanding, then they have in effect given a clear definition for
the term.
Drafting committee member Justice Li: There will not be a formal
consultation period after the draft constitution is