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1 1 APR 1985
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 492 OF 9 APRIL
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
MIPT: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NAT:IONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS: BASIC LAW
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1. AN NCNA DESPATCH OF 4 APRIL REPORTED REMARKS MADE BY XU JIATUN MADE AT A MEETING OF GUANGDONG NPC DEPUTIES TO DISCUSS THE HONG
KONG AGREEMENT.
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2. ACCORDING TO THE DESPATCH, XU SAID THAT THE BASIC LAW WOULD PROVIDE THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE CONCEPT OF ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS AND WOULD SPECIFY THE PRINCIPLES AND POLICHES OF THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT TOWARDS HONG KONG. HE SUGGESTED THAT HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD BE INVITED TO JOIN THE BASIC LAW DRAFING
COMMITTEE. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG SHOULD BE GIVEN EVERY OPPORTUNITY AND SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO AIR THEIR VIEWS ON THE
BASIC LAW TO ENSURE THAT IT REFLECTED THE INTERESTS AND DEMANDS OF
ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY. THESE REMARKS WERE NOT (NOT) REPORTED IN PEOPLE'S DAILY.
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ON 5 APRIL PENG CHONG, A VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE NPC STANDING COMMITTEE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE NPC LEGAL COMMITTEE ADDRESSED THE
SECOND MEETING OF THE CURRENT NPC PRAES.IDIUM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE. PENG SAID THAT A LEGAL MEANS
WAS NECESSARY TO GUARANTEE THE THOROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
BASIC GUIDE LINES FOR THE SAR WHICH HAD BEEN ELABORATED IN THE
JOINT DECLARATION. IN VIEW OF THE RELATIVELY LONG PERIOD OF TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW, THE PRAESIDIUM
SHOULD SUBMIT TO THE CURRENT NPC A RESOLUTION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF A BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE SO THAT DRAFTING WORK COULD BEGIN
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