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(B)
Judicial System
(C)
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Art. 80, para. 2 provides that :-
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"The judicial system previously in practice in
HK shall be maintained
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Under Art.
91, "Judges and other members of
the
judiciary
....
may
be
recruited
from other
Common
law
Art.
jurisdictions".
"independent judicial power, including that of final
vests 91
with the
SAR
adjudication", for
which а
Court of Final Appeal
will be established
in
the SAR (Art. 80). Art. 85
maintains "the principle of trial by jury previously
practised in HK". The administration of justice in the Hong Kong SAR will therefore continue as before.
Protection of Human Rights
Various
protection
Articles
of
in
III Chapter
fundamental
human
for provide
rights.
the
Art.
27
provides that "HK residents shall have freedoms of speech of the press and of publication; freedom of
association,
of
assembly,
of
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procession
and
of
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