Date
BASIC LAW (267)
Statements by Chinese
Officials
Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist
Communist
Statements/Comments by others
29.11.85 (cont'd)
30.11.85
1.12.85
BLDC member Xu Chongde: BLDC members in China will not impose their views on their
counterparts in HK in the event of a difference of views. Some provisions of the Chinese Constitution will be applicable to HK but some will not. The
The Financial Daily: The participation of Legco members and Government officials in the BLCC will have a positive effect on the
compatibility between political reforms and the Basic Law. As both will be based on public opinion and the practical situation here, there is no question of incompatibility between
them.
BLCC member Justice T.L. Yang: The BLCC should work in accordance with the Joint Declaration as the agreement's provisions on HK's legal system is already very comprehensive.
Deputy Chief Secretary Alan Scott: The Government will consider the link between the future Basic Law and HK's political development when it reviews the political system in 1987.
(report) Sources: Former Chief Secretary Sir Jack Cater, former Secretary for Home Affairs Denis Bray and High Court Judge Justice Garcia are among more than 10 people recommended by the HK BLDC members to act as advisers to the BLCC.