TNAG-1399-FCO40-1871-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1985 — Page 93

Date

BASIC LAW (104)

Statements by Chinese

Officials

Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist

Communist

Statements/Comments

by others

2.7.85 (cont'd)

* Drafting committee member Xu Chongde: Although the Joint Declaration stipulates that HK's capitalist system will remain unchanged, the colonial system, including the appointment of the

Governor, will have to be changed. Those provisions of the Chinese

Constitution applicable to HK will be

incorporated in the Basic

Law.

Drafting committee vice-chairman Xu Jiatun:

The Basic Law

consultative group will be set up by the end of the year at the latest.

manufacturing, exports

and tourism. The

consultative group should have more than 100 members.

Drafting committee member Dorothy Liu: HK members of the drafting committee should advocate that the consultative group should be formed by local members. There should be clear outline of the terms of reference of the consultative body. Members of the

consultative body should

be given a free hand to collect views.

Drafting committee member Maria Tam: Those who join

the consultative group should have a good understanding of the local economy but it is open to debate whether or not they must all agree that the pillars of the local economy are exports, manufacturing and tourism. Foreign exchange earnings are