FBIS-CHI-88-060
29 March 1988
Ji Pengfei answered that deputies can make inspections and investigations in various aspects, and can give expression to the people's wishes.
Deputy Liao Yaozhu talked about the proposed direct elections to the Legislative Council in Hong Kong in 1991 and about the rumor that China and Britain had reached a tacit agreement on this. Ji Pengfei said we do not oppose elections, but the problem was that the Basic Law had not been formulated. Ji Pengfei also denied that China and Britain had any tacit agreement.
Deputy Xu Shixiong expressed his opinion that since Hong Kong will return to China in 1997, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region should also have the right to elect NPC deputies, so that consideration may be given to candidates.
Director Ji said this is not a question we can consider now, and it should be considered only after 1997.
After leaving the guest house of the Central Organization Department, Ji Pengfei went to the Friendship Hotel. The CPPCC members from Hong Kong and Macao were holding a group meeting there, and were having a warm discussion.
Director Ji shook hands with all of them, and said the central authorities will attach great attention to your opinions. You should carry forward democracy, and can fully express your opinions.
Ji Pengfei added that the current NPC and CPPCC sessions are both of great importance. They will elect new leading bodies and will sum up the work in the past 5 years. New state leaders will also be elected. The meeting schedule in the coming 18 days will be strenuous and require hard efforts, but your tasks are glorious and you will not mind being busy.
Ji Pengfei said finally that he hoped all of them would enjoy their stay in Beijing and would have a good time during the meeting.
Sidelights on CPPCC Group Discussion OW 290001 Beijing XINHUA Domestic Service in Chinese 0246 GMT 28 Mar 88
[Newsletter by XINHUA reporters Zhang Sutang and Zou Aiguo: "Frank and Lively Exchange of Views- Sidelights on Group Meetings of the Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang, the Democratic League, and the Democratic National Construction Association at the CPPCC Session"]
[Text] Beijing, 28 Mar (XINHUA) A frank and lively exchange of views-this is the impression that reporters got when covering the CPPCC group meetings of the
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Revolutionary Committee of Kuomintang, the Demo- cratic League, and the Democratic National Con- struction Association on the morning of 25 March. [passage omitted]
The Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang: "Consultation Before Decision" [subhead]
At the group discussion on the second floor of the Guoyi Hostel, members vied with one another for the floor even before Jia Yibin, the meeting's chairman, had concluded his opening speech. The topic was how to strengthen the CPPCC's work of political consultation and democratic supervision.
"Consultation should be held before a decision is made and supervision is to be carried out in the course of implementation," said Chen Fangbo, a member from Xinjiang of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of Kuomintang. He said: During the past 5 years, the work of the CPPCC National Committee has indeed improved year after year. Members have become bold in making criticism, speaking their minds, and telling the truth. Certainly, this is only a beginning. [passage omitted]
The Democratic League: "Supervisory Powers Must Be Guaranteed" [subhead]
The league's group discussion was held in a conference room on the sixth floor. Committee members discussed the question of democratic supervision. Wu Xiuping, member of the league's Standing Committee and secre- tary general, said: Many correct suggestions of the CPPCC are rejected out of hand because of the negative comments by some people. This shows two things: First, the CPPCC's supervisory rights are not guaranteed or respected; second, the government has not truly sub- jected itself to supervision and its powers are not checked. He held that the ongoing session should place this matter high on its agenda. [passage omitted]
The Democratic National Construction Association: "Democratic Parties Must Also Raise Their Quality" [subhead]
The central topic in the fourth floor conference room was how to raise the quality of and inject new vitality into the various democratic parties in order to meet the requirements of the new situation.
Shortly after the meeting started, Feng Tiyun, vice chairman of the association's Central Committee, who was recently appointed vice minister of supervision, was congratulated by the participants on his appointment. Committee members were happy about the first post- "Cultural Revolution" appointment of a member of the democratic parties to a senior government position. Their common hope is that more members of the dem- ocratic parties will take part in state leadership work and
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