TNAG-1399-FCO40-1871-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1985 — Page 139

BASIC LAW (143)

Date

Statements by Chinese

Officials

Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist

Communist

20.7.85 (cont'd)

21.7.85

Statements/Comments

by others

Mr Puk Shau-fu to sit on the consultative

committee but can instead

invited out-spoken

intellectuals to present different views.

Chairman of Central and

Western DB Vincent Ko: He has written to the Attorney General to seek his advice on whether it is lawful for DBs to discuss Basic Law drafting at their formal meetings.

Spokesmen for a Sha Tin concern group on the Basic Law Wong Hong-chung and Lau Kong-wah: The Basic Law consultative committee should

basically include three types of people: members from all 19 DBs, representatives from the functional and political groups and some

influential figures who are not covered in other categories.