TNAG-1399-FCO40-1871-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1985 — Page 86

BASIC LAW (97)

Date

Statements by Chinese

Officials

Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist

Communist

29.6.85 (cont'd)

Statements/Comments

by others

HK Affairs Society Albert Ho: The NCNA HK branch

and drafting committee HK members should be responsible for setting up a consultative committee preparatory body. The committee

should include

representatives from

commercial and industrial

sectors, unions,

religious groups,

Umelco

members, NPC and CPPCC delegates, pressure

groups and non-Chinese minority groups.

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Five community groups HK Policy Viewers, New HK Society, Septentrio Academy, Association for Democracy and Justice and Sham Shui Po Livelihood Concerned Group (opinion paper to NCNA HK branch): The Basic Law consultative committee should be formed by HK people themselves rather than appointed by China.