TNAG-1399-FCO40-1871-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1985 — Page 12

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BASIC LAW (37)

Date

Statements by Chinese

Officials

Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist

Statements/Comments

Communist

by others

26.3.85 (cont'd)

27.3.85

decide the membership of the Basic law drafting committee. The list will probably be finalised by the NPC Standing

Committee which will meet after the full NPC

session closes. The

setting up of a Basic Law consultative committee

will be left for HK

compatriots to work out.

HK/Macau Office Secretary-general Lu

Ping: The Basic Law will be of great importance to the maintenance of public confidence in HK and therefore it is necessary for HK people to participate in the drafting.

HK and Macau Affairs

Office Director Ji

Pengfei: China will

consult HK people

extensively when drafting

the Basic Law. The

methods of consultation

will be decided by the future Basic Law drafting committee.

(report) A source: The Basic Law consultative committee will have a representative from each of the six major religions in HK, namely Catholic, Protestant, Buddhism, Muslim, Taoism and Confucianism.

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