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to arbitrary or unlawful arrest, detention or imprisonment. Arbitrary or unlawful search of the body of any resident or deprivation or restriction of the freedom of the person shall be prohibited. Torture of · any resident or arbitrary or unlawful deprivation of the life of any resident shall be prohibited. [Article 28]

(d) The homes and other premises of Hong Kong residents shall be inviolable. Arbitrary or unlawful search of, or intrusion into, a resident's home or other premises shall be prohibited. [Article 29]

(e) The freedom and privacy of communication of Hong Kong residents shall be protected by law. No department or individual may, on any grounds, infringe upon the freedom and privacy of communication of residents except that the relevant authorities may inspect communication in accordance with legal procedures to meet the needs of public security or of investigation into criminal offences. [Article 30]

(f) Hong Kong residents shall have freedom of movement within the HKSAR and freedom of emigration to other countries and regions. They shall have freedom to travel and to enter or leave the Region. Unless restrained by law, holders of valid travel documents shall be free to leave the Region without special authorization. [Article 31]

(g) Hong Kong residents shall have freedom of conscience.

[Article 32, Para. 1]

(h) Hong Kong residents shall have freedom of religious belief and freedom to preach and to conduct and participate in religious activities in public. [Article 32, Para. 2]

(i) The Government of the HKSAR shall not restrict the freedom of religious belief, interfere in the internal affairs of religious organizations or restrict religious activities which do not contravene the laws of the Region. Religious organizations shall, in accordance with law, enjoy the rights to acquire, use, dispose of and inherit property and the right to receive financial assistance. Their previous property rights and interests shall be maintained and protected. Religious organizations may, according to

their previous practice, continue to run seminaries and other schools, hospitals and welfare institutions and to provide other social services. Religious organizations and believers in the HKSAR may maintain and develop their relations with religious organizations and believers elsewhere. [Article 141]

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