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Juveniles under detention

11.

Where at any time there is a lack of suitable prison

facilities or where the mixing of adults and juveniles is mutually

beneficial, article 6(2)(b) and (3) does not require juveniles who

are detained to be accommodated separately from adults.

Immigration legislation

12.

The Government reserves the right to continue to apply such

immigration legislation governing entry into, stay in and departure

from Hong Kong as it may deem necessary from time to time and,

accordingly, the Bill of Rights is subject to the provisions of any

such legislation as regards persons not at the time having the right

under the law of Hong Kong to enter and remain in Hong Kong.

Persons not having the right of abode

13. 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

14. Article 17 does not require the enactment of further

legislation in respect of that article.

No right to elected Executive or

Legislative Council

15. Article 22 does not require the establishment of an elected

Executive or Legislative Council in Hong Kong.

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