TNAG-1453-FCO40-1964-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1986 — Page 23

BASIC LAW (87)

Date

Statements by Chinese

Officials

Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist

Communist

Statements/Comments/ by others

28.4.86 (cont'd)

29.4.86

30.4.86

BLDC Chairman Ji Pengfei (speaking to a delegation of local trade unionists led by BLDC member Tam Yiu-chung to attend the International Labour Day celebrations): Trade Unions in HK could make their own decisions on matters relating to union activities after 1997.

NCNA HK director Xu Jiatun (speaking to newsmen at a public

function): The memorandum to be annexed to the

draft structure of the Basic Law had been completed and would be made public later. The memorandum included 120

and is detailed enough

as an outline. The

timing of the 1987

review on the political

structure and the

schedule of BLDC would enhance the

compatibility of the

political systems proposed by the two parties.

Member of BLDC sub- group on political system Szeto Wah: He planned to check the records of the sub- group's last meeting to clarify whether members did in fact decide on a total information. blackout on the sub- group's deliberations.

BLDC Vice-chaiman Sir Y.K. Pao (in an interview with Ta Kung Pao): Ideally there should be informal contacts between the HK Government and the Basic Law drafting authorities

to ensure that either side would not put