TNAG-1396-FCO40-1868-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1985 — Page 78

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HONG KONG TELNOS 1122 AND 1142 AND MY TELNO 913: BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE

1. PEOPLE'S DAILY OF 19 JUNE REPORTED THAT THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS HAD APPROVED ON 18 JUNE THE NAMELIST OF THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE FOR THE BASIC LAW OF HONG KONG'S SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION. THE LIST WAS THE SAME AS THAT GIVEN IN HONG KONG TURS, ALTHOUGH AS REPORTED HERE IT WAS NOT BROKEN DOWN INTO CATEGORIES.

2. THE PEOPLE'S DAILY ANNOUNCEMENT CONFIRMED THAT:

(A) JI: PENGFE HAD BEEN APPOINTED COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN.

(B) THE EIGHT VICE CHAIRMEN ARE:

TK ANN

SIR Y K PAO

XU JIATUN

HU SHENG

FEI YIMIN

FEI XIAOTONG

WANG HANBIN

DAVID LI KWOK-PO

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