TNAG-1453-FCO40-1964-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1986 — Page 103

Date

6.3.86 (cont'd)

8.3.86

BASIC LAW (45)

Statements by Chinese

Officials

Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist

Communist

Statements/Comments

by others

Bar Association chairman and BLCC member Denis Chang and HKU lecturer Johannes Chan: The future Basic Law should have a separate chapter on the protection of foundamental rights and freedoms, the power of interpretation of which should rest with local

courts.

* BLDC member Liu Yiu-chu: The chapter proposed by Denis Chang and Johannes Chan is unnecessary as all the traditional rights and freedoms commonly found in any bill of rights as well as those other rights considered fundamental to HK's lifestyle have been provided under the Sino-British Joint Declaration, which will

be reflected in the

Basic Law.

The Current Affairs

Committee of the HKU

Students Union: The BLCC standing orders have