BASIC LAW (167)
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Statements by Chinese
Officials
Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist
Communist
8.8.85 (cont'd)
9.8.85
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The HK Economic Journal: The views of journalists may be neglected in the process of drafting a Basic Law for HK as both Ta Kung Pao's Fei Yimin and Ming Pao's Louis Cha on the drafting committee are senior management people in the media and their main concern is their newspapers' profits and circulation rather than their editorial independence and objectivity.
panel should be chosen by students themselves
rather than named by the drafting committee members.
HK Civic Association
secretary-general Edmund Chow: The HKCA is
liaising with various professional bodies, DB members and other members of the public in a bid to form a Basic Law consultative coordinating committee to collect
views.
Report in the HK Economic Journal: More than 20 political groups
including the HK Affairs Society, the HK People's Association and the New HK Society are planning to form a joint conference on Basic Law. They will discuss whether to nominate representa- tives to the Basic Law consultative panel.
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