Statements by Chinese
Date
Officials
19.6.85 (cont'd)
20.6.85
BASIC LAW (90)
Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist
Communist
Statements/Comments
by others
Sing Pao: It is hoped that the drafting committee members will widely consult the future consultative committee members.
Wah Kiu Man Po: Most members of the Basic Law drafting committee are pragmatic people familiar with HK affairs.
Financial Daily: It will not be easy for HK members to get into the secretariat to take up the actual drafting work.
HK Times: The power of drafting the Basic Law will be controlled by the communists.
* Tin Fung Yat Po: The Basic Law drafting committee membership list is satisfactory as a large number of legal experts are included.
* Tin Tin Daily News: The drafting committee membership list is satisfactory.
* Tin Tin Daily News: Most of the members on the drafting committee are the "pillars of HK's prosperity"
* Tin Fung Yat Po: Religious freedom should be written into the Basic
Law.
Source quoted by the Oriental Daily News: Representatives of interest groups will be invited to join the Basic Law consultative
committee and the NCNA HK branch is now looking for suitable candidates.
HKU lecturer Albert Chen:
the Basic Law should include a bill to safeguard individual rights and liberties. The bill should cover all the rights set out in the Joint Declaration and in the two international covenants referred to in the agreement.
Buddhist leader and drafting committee member the Rev Sik Kwok-kwong: The Basic Law should be framed in such a way that protects religious creeds, upholds existing freedom to preach and ensures that social
services operated by religious bodies would be retained.
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