Date
19.12.85 (cont'd)
20.12.85
BASIC LAW (285)
Statements by Chinese
Officials
Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist
Communist
Statements/Comments
by others
HK Economic Journal: Regrets that Mr Ji has not mentioned the power to control the PLA to be
stationed in HK and the power to interpret the Basic Law.
Ming Pao: Believes that differences of views over political reforms can easily be resolved as long as both countries adhere to the Joint
Declaration.
The South China Morning Post: The inauguration of the BLCC must be seen as the opening of yet another chapter in HK's history.
Legco member Martin Lee: HK courts should have the right to interpret the Basic Law and this right should be stipulated in the Basic Law.
Christian Industrial Committee executive director Lau Chin-shek: Some 30 independent trade unions will form a joint conference to discuss the Basic Law and labour
issues.
Unionist Lee Kai-ming: Ji Pengfei told him that details of HK's post-1997 political structure are likely to be published before 1988, the year in which the first draft of the Basic Law is scheduled to be announced.
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