A BILL
To
Implement further the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights as applied to Hong Kong; and for ancillary and connected
matters.
WHEREAS the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as
applied to Hong Kong includes an undertaking to take the
necessary steps to adopt such legislative or other measures as
may be necessary to give effect to the rights recognized in that
Covenant:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Hong Kong, with
the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows
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PART I
PRELIMINARY
Short title and commencement
1. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Hong Kong Bill of
Rights Ordinance 1990.
(2) Section 3 shall come into operation 1 year after the
commencement date.
Interpretation
2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise
requires