being asked to sign and provide their personal data; some of these letters contain a column entitled "any other opinions" allowing the signatories to comment on other matters in the Basic Law (Draft)) come in 12 types, of which some are similar to one another in contents and differ only in wording and thoroughness. There are 11 types which are in the form of a questionnaire (listing the various proposals, or a number of comments or suggestions for amendment regarding a certain article, and the signatories being asked to make their own choice; some of these questionnaires contain a column entitled "reasons" allowing the signatories to write down their reasons for choosing a particular model or accepting a particular view). The opinions and proposals of pre-printed letters mainly focus on issues relating to the relationship between the Central Authorities and the HKSAR, or the political structure (mainly on the methods for selecting the Chief Executive and for forming the Legislative Council of the HKSAR).
6. Most of the submissions from individuals or groups of individuals contain opinions which are partially or completely the same as those contained in certain pre-printed letters. Submissions with identical contents, whether they are pre-printed or hand copied, shall be treated as pre-printed letters. 7. The number of each type of pre-printed letters sent in to the CCBL varies, from more than a thousand to only a few. Some of them were passed on to the CCBL after they had been collected by the parties responsible for printing or launching them. The rest were sent in by the signatories individually.
8. In order to accurately reflect the quantity of pre-printed letters sent in by members of public in support of a particular model or opinion, the Secretariat will make a note in the General Report on the Articles to faithfully convey the relevant information to the Drafting Committee. However, elaboration on these figures is not within the terms of reference of the CCBL.
Submissions from Organizations or Groups of Organizations
9. The CCBL received 147 submissions from 363 organizations, community bodies and other establishments. Among them 17 submissions are from 242 organizations which form themselves into groups. Some organizations sent in more than one submission. Each submission from an organization or a group of organizations is treated as a single unit. The organizations are from a wide range of fields, such as industry and commerce, finance, law, the professions, mass media, labour and grass-roots organizations, religious
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