BASIC LAW (31)
Date
Statements by Chinese
Officials
Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist
Communist
19.3.85 (cont'd)
Statements/Comments
by others
Basic Law consultative committee should be set up in HK so that local residents will have more chances to express their views.
A source: The Basic Law drafting committee will have about 15 HK representatives. Legal professionals will outnumber those from any other sectors as Basic Law drafting will require much legal expertise. But people from other sectors will also be included. A
final decision will be made pending NPC's approval. The drafting committee will have a
total of about 50
members.
HKU law lecturer Albert
Chen: The Basic Law should include in its preamble HK's history, the reasons for setting up the HK SAR, the role HK will play in HK's history and contributions it should make. The law
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