BASIC LAW (51)
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Statements by Chinese
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Communist
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12.4.85 (cont'd)
13.4.85
Financial Daily: It must be stressed that the Basic Law consultative committee should play a consultative role rather than an opinion gathering function. In the initial stage, we feel that the
* Local NPC delegate Yeung Kwong: The Federation of Trade Unions will set up a concern group on Basic Law in May to study the Basic Law drafting.
Septentrio Academy: To ensure the independence of the judicial system from the executive and legislative
organisations, the power to interpret the Basic Law should rest with an independent court. A constitutional committee comprising top-level
judges from HK and Peking should be set up to interpret the Basic law and monitor future legislation after 1997.
* CPPCC local delegate Xu Simin: Umelco members who have contributed to HK's stability and prosperity should not be excluded from the Basic Law drafting committee. There should be 20 instead of
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