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Public Order (Chapter XI)
The report concludes that the Government of the Hong Kong SAR (and not the Government of the PRC) should have the exclusive power to declare а state of emergency in the SAR.
The Bill of Rights Ordinance (Chapters XII and XIII)
The Report recommends that the power to exempt certain key ordinances from the Bill of Rights Ordinance for a limited period should not be extended. The UK should withdraw its reservations to the ICCPR, and the corresponding reservations in the Bill of Rights Ordinance should be repealed (the most important of these is that the Bill of Rights is not to require the establishment of an elected Legislative Council).
The Report calls for the creation of a strong Human Rights Commission to assist claimants and to develop a human rights culture in Hong Kong. The Report calls on the PRC to sign and ratify the ICCPR in relation to Hong Kong in order to create a proper legal basis for reporting to the UN Human Rights Committee on human rights in Hong Kong.
The Report proposes that an independent non- governmental body should be set up to monitor human rights developments in Hong Kong.
The Basic Law (Chapter XIV)
The Report concludes that the Basic Law is inconsistent in many important respects (some, but not all, of which are mentioned above) with the treaty obligations accepted by the PRC by its signature and ratification of the Joint Declaration. The Report condemns the Government of the PRC for reneging on these obligations and is also critical of the Government of the UK for its failure to make any public objection to the breach of its obligations by the PRC. The Report calls on the PRC to modify the Basic Law and on the government of the UK to press the PRC to make the necessary modifications.
Release of the Report
It is intended to release the Report simultaneously in London, Hong Kong, and Sydney.