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FM PEKING 27083OZ MAR 85

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 413 OF 27 MARCH.

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS: HONG KONG

1. AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON 26 MARCH ZENG TAO, THE NPC'S PRESS SPOKËSMAN, SAID THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DRAFTING COMMITTEE FOR THE BASIC LAW OF HONG KONG'S SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION WOULD BE

DISCUSSED AT THE FORTHCOMING NPC SESSION. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE

ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON THE BASIC LAW IN HONG

KONG HE REPLIED THAT THAT WAS A MATTER FOR HONG KONG COMPATRIOTS

THEMSELVES TO CONSIDER AND THAT IT WOULD NOT (NOT) BE DISCUSSED AT

THE NPC.

2. ACCORDING TO ZENG, DISCUSSION OF THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE WOULD TAKE PLACE UNDER THE AGENDA TEM DEALING WITH THE BILL TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE STATE COUNCIL ON THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION IN HONG KONG, ZENG GAVE NO POSITIVE INDICATION

THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE WOULD BE DECIDED ON

AT THIS SESSION OF THE NPC.

EVANS

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HKD

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PS/MR LUCE

SIR W HARDING

SIR K FREELAND MR WILSON

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