TNAG-1399-FCO40-1871-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1985 — Page 90

BASIC LAW (101)

Date

Statements by Chinese

Officials

Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist

Communist

1.7.85 (cont'd)

Statements/Comments

by others

Drafting committee member Louis Cha: Attention will be paid to the freedoms of the press and speech. The Basic Law

consultative committee

should be able to

represent a wide cross- section of the

community.

Drafting committee member Henry Fok: The drafting of the Basic Law should look after the interests of HK people and should be able to stabilise commerce and industry here.

Drafting committee member Lau Wong-fat: It is important to maintain HK's capitalist system unchanged for 50 years. The HK members on the drafting committee are considering ways to enhance the Chinese members' understanding of HK's situation so as to facilitate the drafting work.

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