TNAG-1398-FCO40-1870-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1985 — Page 50

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Explanatory notes on the date of the Preparatory Meeting for the Inception of the Basic Law Consultative Committee and the "Method of Selecting Members of the Executive

Committee of the Basic Law Consultative Committee"

1952a/E/85-

1. Eversince the conveners began to prepare for the setting up

of the Consultative Committee, members of the public have been hoping to see the Committee established as soon as possible.

Now, the members of the Consultative Committee have been

selected and some members of the Drafting Committee from the

mainland will be coming to Hong Kong in connection with the

meeting of the Drafting Committee to be held in March/April

next year.

In view of the urgency of the issue, it is the

ardent wish of the Ad Hoc Group of Conveners that the Consultative

Committee will be established as soon as possible in response to

public wishes. At the same time, the Ad Hoc Group of Conveners has decided to call a preparatory meeting for the inception of

the Consultative Committee on 6 December, in accordance with the

provision that "the first full meeting of the Consultative

Committee shall be held within 14 days of the publication of

the full membership list" laid down in the "Method of Selecting

Members of the Basic Law Consultative Committee" endorsed at

the 4th meeting of the BLCC conveners on 28 September 1985. (Please refer to news reports of 29 September)

2.

The response of the Consultative Committee members to the notice

of meeting sent out by the Ad Hoc Group of Conveners on the 25th of this month and the letter containing the proposed method of

selecting members of the Executive Committee of the BLCC is as

follows: A total of 168 members raised no objection, which means

they accept the method proposed by the Ad Hoc Group of Conveners; 5 members did not raise any divergent opinion but opined that there was not enough time; 2 members furnished supplementary views while 5 raised divergent opinions.

The Ad Hoc Group of Conveners considered