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the overseas Chinese there, he was my senior.

Please give him my regards."

The conversation between Mr WANG and Mr LAM is recorded as follows:

Possible Expansion of the Size of Membership of the Basic Law Drafting Committee

LAM: First of all, on behalf of the Mirror, I would like to thank you for sparing your time and giving me this interview while the 11th Session of the 6th NPC is in progress.

WANG: Bu had asked Mr CHEN Pixian, Vice-chairman of NPC Standing

He told me he was Committee, to give you an interview.

heavily engaged and asked me to give you an interview for

him.

What is it that you want coming here to Beijing this

time?

LAM: I would like to seek clarification from the high-level

leaders with regard to the three issues which the overseas Chinese are concerned about, namely, the political situation and the personnel changes in China, the Basic Law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the legal system of China as it is.

WANG: What would you like to know with regard to the Basic Law

for the HKSAR?

(hereinafter

LAM: To begin with, please give an account of the principles on which the members of the Basic Law Drafting Committee were selected and of how the membership list was worked out

through consultation.

referred to

as "Question

(Q)")

(herein-

after

referred

to as

"Answer

Vice-

WANG: All these had already been mentioned by Mr PENG Chong,

chairman of the NPC Standing Committee. Among the 59 persons selected, the mainland side members can be classified into three categories: officers-in-charge of related government

(A)")