COMIC BOOK ON HUMAN RIGHTS
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1992
A FULL-COLOUR COMIC BOOK TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE AT ALL DISTRICT, OFFICES FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY).
THE COMIC BOOK, ENTITLED "THE BILL OF RIGHTS AS TOLD BY A WISE OLD WOMAN", IS ONE OF THE PUBLICITY ITEMS PRODUCED BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE UNDER THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION.
THE CONVENOR OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE, MR WILLIAM TSUI HING-CHUEN, SAID THE BOOK, WHICH EXPLAINS THE HONG KONG BILL OF RIGHTS ORDINANCE IN LIVELY CARTOONS AND SIMPLE LANGUAGE, WOULD ENABLE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO EASILY GRASP THE ESSENCE OF THE BILL.
THE STORY DEPICTS WHAT A WISE OLD WOMAN SEES AND HEARS IN HER
KEY DAILY LIFE, HIGHLIGHTING IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS THE
CONCEPTS OF
HUMAN RIGHTS.
WHICH "SOME OF THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS,
ARE INDIVIDUALS AND EMBODIED IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS, ARE THE COMIC BOOK, MR TSUI SAID.
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ENJOYED BY ALL ILLUSTRATED IN
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THESE INCLUDE LIBERTY AND SECURITY OF PERSON; EQUALITY BEFORE COURTS AND RIGHT TO A FAIR AND PUBLIC HEARING; FREEDOM OF OPINION EXPRESSION; RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY; FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION;
EQUAL PROTECTION OF PROTECTION OF PRIVACY; EQUALITY BEFORE AND
LAW.
THE
FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SUBJECT, THEY CAN
THE TURN TO THE ENDING PART OF THE BOOK WHICH CARRIES
FULL TEXT OF THE 23 ARTICLES OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS, HE SAID.
ON
THE COMIC BOOK, IN CHINESE, ALSO CONTAINS A LIST OF
LEGAL ORGANISATIONS WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN SEEK FREE
ADVICE
HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES OR DIG FOR INFORMATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION.
THE HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION
SUB-COMMITTEE WAS
FORMED IN MAY
THIS YEAR.
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SO AS
ΤΟ STRATEGY ΤΟ FOSTER PUBLIC
IS ONE OF ITS RESPONSIBILITIES CONDUCT EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY PROGRAMMES UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.
THE SUB-COMMITTEE COMPRISES MEMBERS FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS OF APPLIED SOCIAL THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING LAWYERS, LECTURERS IN LAW AND
AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM STUDIES, EDUCATION AND YOUTH WORKERS,
THE
CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS BRANCH, CITY
NEW ADMINISTRATION, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AND THE POLICE.
FREE COPIES OF A BOOKLET
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AND
TERRITORIES
"AN INTRODUCTION TO HONG KONG BILL OF RIGHTS ORDINANCE" ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT DISTRICT OFFICES.
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