TNAG-1399-FCO40-1871-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1985 — Page 171

Date

9.8.85 (cont'd)

10.8.85

BASIC LAW (171)

Statements by Chinese

Officials

Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist

Communist

Statements/Comments

by others

independent of each other but they should hold regular joint discussions so as to maintain close contact. Consultative

committee members should be allowed to sit on the drafting body's meetings as observers.

Convenor of six-member working group Justice Li: Members of the group have reached a general

agreement on the

consultative committee's constitution but they

will still have to study whether to amend the

constitution at the

meeting on August 14 in

accordance with

submissions they have received.

Basic Law drafting committee member Szeto Wah: It is up to the 25 drafting committee members in HK to decide whether there should be a consultation period for the consultative com- mittee's constitution.