Urgent Business: Hong Kong, Freedom of Expression and 1997
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Preface by Emily Lau and William Shawcross
Introduction by Frances D'Souza
Conclusion and Recommendations
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OVERVIEW ..
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Background ..
1.2 China's Policies ..
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Recent Developments
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UK: The Policy of "Convergence"
CONSTITUTIONAL TRANSITION: THE RISKS FOR FREEDOM
OF EXPRESSION.
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3.1
Background
Interpretation and Amendment
Freedom of Expression
The Basic Law and the International Covenant After 1997
2.4.1 National security
Subversion ..
Treason, Secession, Sedition, and Theft of State Secrets Prohibitions on Foreign Political Organizations.
Turmoil and the Declaration of an Emergency Lost Democracy
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THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Article 16 on Freedom of Expression
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3.1.1 Holding opinions without interference
3.1.2 Seeking, receiving and imparting information and ideas 3.1.3 Restrictions, special duties, responsibilities
Article 16 and the Broader Context of the Bill
3.2.1 Derogation
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3.2.3 Entrenchment and supremacy
Review of Laws
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HOSTAGES TO FORTUNE: THE ARMOURY OF COLONIAL LEGISLATION...
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Emergency Powers..
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Official Secrets and Information
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Sedition and Treason.
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