TNAG-1399-FCO40-1871-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1985 — Page 131

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Date

18.7.85

(cont'd)

Statements by Chinese

Officials

BASIC LAW (138)

Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist

Communist

Statements/Comments

by others

The HK Daily News: Consultations on Basic Law drafting can be effectively conducted as long as the State Council, with the approval of the NPC Standing committee, authorises the NCNA to take up the respon sibility of collating local opinion and reflects the views directly to Peking.

Sing Pao: Members of the consultative committee should comprise as many as possible people concerned about the Basic

Law.

forming the consultative committee. Only those views which put the interests of the state in the first place and which take into consideration HK's stability should be heeded.

charter for the

consultative committee should clearly stipulate the relationship between the drafti

ing and consultative committees. A secretariat should be set up to collect public opinion.

Wong Wai-hung of the Federation of Civil

Service Unions: The working group to draw up

the charter of the consultative committee should take the

initiative to consult various sectors' views.

Lee Kai-ming of the Trades Union Council: The working group to draw up the charter for the consultative group should consult the public before and after the charter is drawn up.

Mak Hoi-wah of the HK

Social Workers General Union: He hope the consultative committee's charter and the selection

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