- 5-
Art.
Draft MBL
Art.
HKBL
1
No reference to ICCPR and ICESCR, though it is partially covered by Art. 25 and 28.
39 (1)
Two international covenants, the ICCPR and the ICESCR, shall be implemented in Hong Kong.
the
Remarks
international
human
rights
covenants (see below).
The application
of the
two
covenants
is
not for
in Sino-Portuguese
provided the
JD.
28
Refers to residents'
right to
28
apply for habeas corpus.
Does
corpus.
not mention habeas
Habeas is
corpus
a
well-established
feature
under
common
which
law, applies
to IIK.
-
Refers
to
prohibition of
Refers
to
prohibition
torture
or inhuman treatment of
torture
or arbitrary
residents.
residents' lives.
of
Reference
to
or
inhuman
unlawful deprivation of
the
treatment
not
necessary
in
HKBL28 because
is
there
already
protection
under Art. 7 of
ICCPR
as
applied to HK.
Right to life not expressly protected
MBL.
in