Date
21.6.86
22.6.86
Statements by Chinese
Officials
BASIC LAW (119)
Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist
Communist
Statements/Comments
by others
HK Economic Journal: China's failure to let Legco and the HK Government play a role in the drafting of the Basic Law will lead the drafting of the Basic Law to a wrong track.
Tin Tin Daily News: BLCC members should not keep on repeating principles which have already been agreed by China. They should give concrete views on how such basic principles can materialise.
(report) The BLCC will organise two meet-the- public sessions at the end of July to collect public views on the Basic Law.
BLDC member Maria Tam: She believes that the powers of the SAR chief executive will not be as great as those of the Governor at present. The chief executive probably will not be the commander of the SAR
troops as defence matters are the responsibilities of the Central Government. She also believes that the chief executive will not be dismissed as the Joint Declaration does not make provision for this.
(report) The HK
Newspaper Society, the HK Journalists
Association and the News Executive Association have sent a letter to the co-convenor of the