▁rank ▁form ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Mac ao ▁Affairs ▁Office , ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Public ▁Security , ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army , ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Trade ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Co operation , ▁People ' s ▁Bank ▁of ▁China , ▁and ▁the ▁C CP ' s ▁United ▁Front ▁Work ▁Department . ▁Other ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁members ▁included ▁those ▁were ▁the ▁targets ▁of ▁the ▁un ited ▁front , ▁such ▁as ▁David ▁Li , ▁Li ▁Ka - sh ing , ▁Lo ▁Tak - sh ing , ▁and ▁Maria ▁Tam . ▁ ▁The ▁leg ality ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁was ▁question ed ▁as ▁the ▁forming ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁body ▁was ▁not ▁en vis aged ▁by ▁either ▁the ▁S ino - B rit ish ▁J oint ▁Dec laration ▁or ▁the ▁Basic ▁Law ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁Be ij ing ▁argued ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁decision ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁People ' s ▁Congress ▁on ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁when ▁the ▁Basic ▁Law ▁was ▁passed , ▁it ▁provided ▁the ▁N PC ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁Pre par atory ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Special ▁Administr ative ▁Region ▁and ▁the ▁Pre lim inary ▁Working ▁Committee ▁was ▁just ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁Pre par atory ▁Committee ▁to ▁be ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Pre par atory ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Special ▁Administr ative ▁Region ▁ ▁Transfer ▁of ▁so vere ig nt y ▁over ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pol it ics ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong