TNAG-1453-FCO40-1964-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1986 — Page 85

Date

Statements by Chinese

Officials

20.3.86 (cont'd)

element for the HK SAR to

system is that there

practice a common law

should be a sound legal

system as well as

competent lawyers and judges. HK processes all

these ingredients.

21.3.86

BASIC LAW (52)

Newspaper Comments/Editorials Non-Communist

Communist

Statements/Comments

by others

(report) BLCC member Fung Wai-kwong (in an interview with Ming Pao): He will propose that the BLCC adopt a ward system to receive residents who want to express their views.

(report) Appeal Court Judge Justice Yang: HK will stand to benefit from studying China's legal system. HK should follow China's example of setting up mediation committee to deal with minor disputes. Such committees, formed by the concerned parties' colleagues and

neighbours, can save a lot of the courts'

time.

(report) Some legal professionals (told the Financial Daily): Such a mediation system would go against the spirit of rule of law which HK adhered to.