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People's Congress,
has met On three occasions
in
Peking. In addition, meetings of the five special
groups of the Drafting Committee, which consider
particular areas of the Basic Law, have taken place
throughout the year. A first draft of the Basic Law
is due to be published in 1988 in Hong Kong. This
will be followed by an extensive period of public
consultation in the territory before the promulgation
of the Basic Law by the National People's Congress,
currently expected in 1990.
14.
The Basic Law Consultative Committee in
Hong Kong has continued to contribute to the drafting
process by collating the views of the Hong Kong
people and reflecting these to the Basic Law Drafting
Committee in Peking.
15.
Her Majesty's Government take the closest
interest in the drafting of the Basic Law, which will
in due course give legal effect to the arrangements
negotiated and agreed between the British and Chinese
Governments for the future of Hong Kong.
Government welcome the opportunity
The
for the people
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