TNAG-1399-FCO40-1871-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1985 — Page 19

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BASIC LAW (44)

Statements by Chinese

Date

Officials

Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist

Communist

4.4.85 (cont'd)

5.4.85

HK and Macau Affairs

Office Deputy Director Li Hou: The Basic Law drafting committee will definitely include HK people but it will not be appropriate for HK

Goverment officials to

sit on it as this is an

internal matter for

China. It will be

Statements/Comments

by others

the power of

interpretation from NPC, but it is equally impossible not to give the SAR courts this right. Without the right to interpret the Basic Law, HK's legal system simply cannot operate.

HK Affairs Society spokesman Man Sai-cheong: HK SAR courts should interpret the provisions concerning domestic affairs while the provisions which have something to do with the Central Government of China should be a matter for NPC.

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