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CONFIDENTIAL

SIR Y K PAO'S CHEVENING WEEKEND

15-16 MARCH 1986

THIS IS A COPY

VIII.

BASIC LAW

THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN

CLOSED UNDER

FOI EXEMPTION NO...27.(1).

Background

1.

Sir Y K was invited by the Chinese to become a Vice-Chairman (one of 8) of the Basic Law Drafting Committee (BLDC) in June 1985.

The BLDC

BLDC has 59 members (23 from Hong Kong) and i s chaired by Ji Pengfei, Director of State Council's Hong Kong and Macao Office.

of the The Hong Kong members

BLDC have

have established a Basic Law

Consultative Committee (BLCC) in the territory. The BLCC has 150 members from a wide cross section of Hong Kong society, including 15

expatriates.

2.

We have welcomed

a

The

the Chinese decision to consult Hong Kong

people on

wide basis

Basic Law. the drafting of on

the

Chinese are trying to deal carefully with Hong Kong opinion

3.

to be:

We understand the programme for the drafting of the Basic Law

(a)

(b)

(c)

BLCC will collect views.

Preliminary

be

text will be produced

by the drafting committee in early 1988. This will published in Hong Kong for further consultation by the BLCC;

Draft Basic Law for submission to the Chinese National People's Congress Standing Committee will be produced in late 1988-early 1989. Draft then published in Hong Kong;

BLDC will then produce revised draft for submission to the NPC Standing Committee in 1990, which will then be promulgated.

CONFIDENTIAL