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BASIC LAW (80)
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17.6.85
(report) Secretary general of China's United Front Department Ms Chen Xin (interview with SCM Post): The Basic Law is unlikely to touch on China's united front policy towards HK.
HK Daily News: The Basic Law consultative
committee should not be formed entirely by HK people, but should came under the leadership of an organisation responsible to the Peking Goverment.
Tin Tin Daily News: The inclusion of more business representatives on the Basic Law drafting committee is meant to boost the confidence of
the business sector which
is vital to the
maintenance of HK's
prosperity and stability.
HK Professional Teachers'
Union chairman Szeto Wah: The PTU is planning to set up a three-tier system to collect its members' views on Basic Law drafting.
18.6.85
China officially
announces the member- ship of the Basic Law drafting committee. Of the 59 members, 23 are from HK. (namelist of the HK representatives is the same as the one announced on June 11).
UC member Frederick Fung: New blood should be injected into the drafting committee after an initial three-year
term.
Social Workers' General Union chairman Mak Hoi-wah, Federation of Civil Service Unions chairman Wong Wai-hung and Civil Service General Union chairman Anthony Luk: The drafting committee should listen to public views on a wide basis.
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