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Could we just leave this for a how the Basic Law has come to be drafted,
a moment and
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committee works.
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consultative
Governor!
difficulty
comment if I may as an observer,
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Chairman I find myself in a certain on it because I am not responsible for drafting the Law which is a matter for the Chinese Government. So all I can do
an extremely interested observer to
been A Basic Law and concerned observer in Hong Kong. There has
includes a drafting committee, first set up I think in 1985 and it
the Bagic large number of people from Hong Kong. just under half of
there was the Law drafting committee are from Hong Kong. And then
from Hong Basic Law Consultative Committee which is entirely people
to organise Kong whose task has been, in each round of consultation.
that have come out of the consultation and then put together comments the consultation process. That roughly is the scheme of things. Where come out. we now
are is that the second draft of the Basic Law has there will be another period of consultation lasting through to I understand that there will be three visits to Hong Kong during
Law the Basic
Drafting Commit period by
the Chinese members of where they will listen to views of Hong Kong. in the same way as
to Mong Aons year. there were two groups of mainland drafters who came
thorough and listened to views from Hong Kong, and did it in a very going way so that all those who had views to put forward had a to do 30.
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Governor:
There is a problem there, I mentioned that comment on the Basic Law is something which tends feastdom of a minority in Hong Kong. The majority of people
Long Kong have tended to think of the Basic Law as something which is
them and complex. and difficult for them to draft on. But that's for
about getting to comment on.
there has been a very real problem large numbers of people Hong Kong interested and so involved that they I ão comment. From my perspective. what I would like to say. is that
will study the hope
as many people as possible in Hong Kong
you document. think about it and comment on it. because exactly
their own future. say. it affects. very closely.
that
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