BASIC LAW (36)
Date
Statements by Chinese
Officials
Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist
Communist
19.2.86 (cont'd)
20.2.86
Statements/Comments by others
the HK SAR. They also agree that the power to interpret and to amend the Basic law should also be spelt out clearly.
Chairman of the sixth
group of BLCC members studying the Basic Law Professor Poon Chung-kwong: Most
members feel that there should be an English
version of the Basic Law
although the Chinese
version should be the authoritative one.
(report) Ming Pao: Senior Exco Unofficial Sir Sze-yuen Chung, on behalf of Umelco members and through BLDC vice- chairman Sir Y.K. Pao, has made enquiries with the NCNA HK branch about the possibility of having a formal meeting with Chinese official Lu Ping during his recent visit to HK. But NCNA's reply is that this will not be appropriate as such a meeting will be too sensitive.