The five BLDC vice-chairmen residing in Hong Kong including Xu Jiatun were asked to take up the preparatory work for setting up the BLCC while the Xinhua News Agency provided the necessary assistance.
[3] T. K. Ann, chief opponent of the Consultative Committee and vice-chairman of the BLDC was appointed the chair of the BLCC and other members were given key positions through procedures of dubious validity.
[5] It also included a number of social activists who called for a faster pace of democratic reform, such as Lee Wing-tat and Frederick Fung.
[6] The Consultative Committee was criticised of favouring over the conservative business and professional interests, and nominating some key pro-Beijing figures.
"[7] The Consultative Committee formed eight sub-groups, namely the structure of the Basic Law; the political structure; law; residents' rights and duties; finance, business, and economy; culture, science and technology, education and religion; external affairs; and the relationship between Central Authorities and the Special Administrative Region.
[3] Although it was planned to seek the views of Hong Kong residents, groups, ministries and individuals in China, but no formal machinery was established for this purpose.
He ignored procedures and proceeded to read out a list of 19 names saying who would be the chairman and who would be secretary and so on, and then he directed the gathered members to elect them with a round of applause.