(1) pursue the possibility of Hong Kong becom- ing in its own right a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the In- ternational Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultur- al Rights;
(2) amend the Letters Patent to restrict the Hong Kong Legislative Council from enacting subse- quent legislation overriding the Bill of Rights;
(3) nullify or limit the period of delay prior to the Bill of Rights taking effect by enacting one or more less restrictive alternatives involving exemptions of a limited time for specific laws, delaying the effect of judicial invalidations of laws, or allowing a brief period for executive re- form of laws;
(4) provide effective remedies for threatened or actual violations of the Bill of Rights, includ- ing not only tort claims but also interim and perma- nent injunctive and declaratory relief, and allow criminal prosecution for actions in violation of the Bill of Rights that constitute crimes;
(5) establish clearly that any person facing threatened or actual violations of the Bill of Rights may sue the Crown or executive authorities for injunctive or declaratory relief or compensatory damages as appropriate;
(6) strictly limit the ability to derogate from the rights in the Covenants to the circum- stances required for derogation under the Covenants;
(7)
incorporate in the Bill of Rights the rights guaranteed in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and include the right of self-determination found in the Inter- national Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; and
(8) delete the reservation provisions included in Part III of the Draft Bill of Rights.
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