TNAG-1453-FCO40-1964-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1986 — Page 59

BASIC LAW (102)

Date

Statements by Chinese

Officials

Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist

Communist

24.5.86

25.5.86

Statements/Commen

by others

Chinese University

lecturer K.S. Làu (at a seminar organised by the

BLCC): No more than half

of all Legco seats should be directly elected in future. The reason is to prevent any

political party from acquiring a majority in Legco.

Assistant lecturer of Baptist College Joseph

Chan (also spokesman for the Christian

Sentinels): The

definition of "HK

people" should be

clearly spelt out in the Basic Law.

The BLCC secretariat (in a letter published in the Economic Journal): It is pointless to draw a parallel between Legco and BLCC because Legco is "an organ of power" while BLCC is a non- Government body. BLCC members who attend meetings of BLCC special groups should