TNAG-1453-FCO40-1964-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1986 — Page 19

BASIC LAW (83)

Date

Statements by Chinese

Officials

Newspaper Comments/Editorials Nor-Communist

Statements/Comments

Communist

by others

25.4.86 (cont'd)

26.4.86

Chinese Constitution, except Article 31 on the setting up of SAR, are written on the basis of socialist principles and as such they will not apply to the capitalist HK.

Another Chinese BLDC member, Professor Rui Mu: The first task of the BLDC sub-group on the local economy should be to study the taxation system here. He adds that western countries' export of high technology to HK will not be affected after 1997 as COCOM 's export restriction to communist countries are gradually being relaxed.

(report) Director of

HK and Macau Affairs

Office Ji Pengfei: The Basic Law structure will

have to be further improved. He adds that the "one country, two systems" concept will be written into it.

(report) BLCC member

Cheung Ka-mun: The confidentiality rule adopted by the BLDC sub-group on the

political system will

block communication

between the BLDC and the

BLCC.