TNAG-1453-FCO40-1964-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1986 — Page 129

BASIC LAW (38)

Date

Statements by Chinese

Officials

Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist

Communist

23.2.86 (cont'd)

24.2.86

25.2.86

NCNA HK director Xu Jiatun: It is a good thing to invite people like former member of Taiwan's Overseas Chinese Commission Ng Kai-choi and Senior Umelco members Sir S.Y. Chung and Lydia Dunn to serve the BLCC.

Statements/Comments

by others

The HK Daily News: The head of Taiwan's Overseas Chinese Commission said they have never had a HK commissioner name Ng Kai-choi, who is said to be invited to become adviser to the BLCC.

become advisers to the

BLCC. They include Umelco

members P.C. Woo, Bill Brown, Sir Kenneth Fung and K.S. Lo. Also on the list are Senior Exco Unofficial Sir S.Y. Chung and Senior Legco

Unofficial Lydia Dunn. Ng Kai-choi of Taiwan's Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission is also included, as is former HKU professor Ma Meng.

* BLCC chairman T.K. Ann: Senior Umelco members Sir S.Y. Chung and Lydia Dunn have hinted that they would decline invitations to become advisers to the BLCC. The proposed list of BLCC advisers will

include former ICAC

Commissioner Sir Jack Cater and seven bankers.

(report) The Oriental Daily News: Sources said there will not be hindrances from anyone for Senior Umelco members Sir S.Y. Chung and Lydia Dunn to become advisers to the consultative body if they accept the invitations.