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6.
The Group is building up a body of solid achievement in a
number of important
areas.
The
its
establishment, reaction in Hong Kong to the Group's achievements has
been generally positive.
next meeting of the JLG will
in
Peking from 25-28 November.
After
initial
uncertainty over
be
Basic Law
7.
on
three
The
a Basic Law
provisions of Annex I to the Joint Declaration, setting out the detailed policies for the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region (SAR) of China after 1997, are to be spelt out in
for the SAR.
The Chinese have established a Basic Law Drafting
Committee to begin work on this including a number of Hong Kong
residents (23 out of a total of 59 members). The BLDC has now met
occasions and has established five special sub-groups to handle particularly sensitive issues, such as the political system.
The Chinese have also established a Basic Law Consultative Committee
in Hong Kong consisting of 180 members
from a wide cross-section of
Hong Kong society, including 15 expatriates.
Committee has embarked on a series of meetings to discuss various
aspects of the Basic Law.
that The intention is
Committee, by virtue of its widely drawn membership, should reflect all shades of Hong Kong opinion to the Drafting Committee. We have
welcomed the Chinese intention to consult widely in Hong Kong on the
drafting of the Basic Law.
The Consultative
the Consultative
Land Commission
8.
A Sino-British Land
under the Joint Declaration,
sale of land leases and other
to
Commission has also been established
discuss future arrangements for the
land matters of land administration.
technical matters and
thus its achievements
far have been
It meets in Hong Kong. It has concentrated on
on
the form of land leases,
welcomed
and
in
where Hong Kong,
a
smooth
administration has been maintained.
pattern
of land sales and
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