Persons not having the right of abode
12.
Article 9 does not confer a right of review in respect of a
decision to deport a person not having the right of abode in Hong
Kong or a right to be represented for this purpose before the
competent authority.
No obligation to legislate further
in respect of article 17
13. Article 17 does not require the enactment of further
legislation in respect of that article.
No right to elected Executive or
Legislative Council
14. Article 22 does not require the establishment of an elected
Executive or Legislative Council in Hong Kong.
Explanatory Memorandum
The purpose of this Bill is to implement further the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ("ICCPR") as
applied to Hong Kong by
(a) making the rights recognized in the ICCPR part of the
domestic law, to be known as the Hong Kong Bill of Rights;
(b)
2.
and
providing remedies in respect of a violation of any of
those rights.
Clause 2 is an interpretation provision. Amongst other
things, it provides that, in interpreting and applying the Ordinance,
regard shall be had to the fact that its purpose is to implement
further the ICCPR.