TNAG-1399-FCO40-1871-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1985 — Page 79

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BASIC LAW (92)

Date

Statements by Chinese

Officials

Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist

Communist

Statements/Comment

by others

20.6.85 (cont'd)

21.6.85

23.6.85

Ji Pengfei: The Basic Law will not be too detailed as too many details will reduce its flexibility, making it difficult to be amended according to

HK Social Workers' General Union president Mak Hoi-wah: The Basic

Law consultative

committee should be independent and should inform HK people of the progress of its work.

HK Translation Society vice-chairman Dr Liu Ching-chih: An English version of the Basic Law should be prepared simultaneously with the Chinese draft if HK is to remain an international city.

Father Michael Yeung: The local Catholic Church regrets that it cannot play a role in the Basic Law drafting committee.

Drafting committee member Graham Cheng: The Basic Law should be drafted in great details so that people will have a clear understanding of HK's

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