TNAG-1399-FCO40-1871-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1985 — Page 53

Date

Statements by Chinese

Officials

28.5.85 (cont'd)

29.5.85

31.5.85

BASIC LAW (71)

Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist

Communist

NCNA's HK director Xu Jiatun: Membership of the Basic Law drafting committee, which will include a HK resident as its deputy director, will be announced in mid-June after the NPC Standing Committee meeting. The membership of the consultative committee will be announced at a later date.

HK Daily News: There will be contradictions between the Chinese Constitution and the Basic Law. To avoid contradictions, an annex should be added to the constitution, stating that the HK SAR Basic law is valid and recognised under the Chinese Constitution.

* Tin Fung Yat Po: The Basic Law should not be too detailed.

Statements/Comments

by others

* CPPCC delegate Ho Sai-chu: Both the

drafting and consultative

committees may come

directly under the NPC Standing Committee.

Sing Tao Wan Pao: It is hoped that HK's silent majority will speak up on the drafting of the Basic Law.

A source quoted by Wah Kiu Yat Po: The proposed namelists of the Basic Law drafting and consultative committees were submitted to China last week. The two lists comprise mainly HK residents who have

attended the Joint

Declaration signing

ceremony. CPPCC delegate T.K. Ann may be chairman of the consultative