4.2 A total of 576,000 copies of the Basic Law (Draft) were printed, 435,000 copies in Chinese and 141,000 copies in English. These copies were available to the public at the CCBL premises, the venues of the Basic Law exhibition organized by the CCBL and 876 distribution points through the following banks (listed in alphabetical order):
( 1 ) Bank of China Group
( 2 ) The Bank of East Asia, Ltd.
( 3 ) The Bank of Tokyo Ltd.
( 4 ) The Commercial Bank of Hong Kong Ltd.
( 5 ) The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
( 6 ) Hang Seng Bank Ltd.
( 7 ) The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation
( 8 ) Liu Chong Hing Bank Ltd.
( 9 ) Standard Chartered Bank
( 10 ) Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd.
( 11 ) Union Bank of Hong Kong Ltd.
4.3 At the same time, more than 500 schools and organizations wrote to the CCBL for large quantities of the Draft to be distributed among their students and members. As a result, the distribution of the Draft was more extensive, reaching every stratum of society. With the assistance of overseas Chinese organizations and bookstores, as well as two Hong Kong banks, copies of the Draft were made available in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States to people abroad, especially overseas Chinese, for reference.
4.4 By the end of the consultation period, a total of 574,300 copies of the Draft were distributed, 434,300 copies in Chinese and 140,000 copies in English.
4.5 The CCBL also prepared Chinese and English tapes as well as braille copies of the Basic Law (Draft) for distribution through the Hong Kong Society for the Blind.
5. Printing of the Reference Papers for the Basic Law (Draft)
To help the public understand the drafting process, the amendments made after the first round of comprehensive consultations as well as the background of the controversy about the future political structure, the Secretariat of the CCBL published a set of reference papers to be
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