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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1992
CIVIC EDUCATION DAY FOCUSES ON HUMAN RIGHTS
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RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW ARE THE CORNERSTONES FOR MAINTAINING THE PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF HONG KONG, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SUEN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
THESE TWO ASPECTS ARE ALSO THE WORK FOCUS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, HE ADDED.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TERRITORY-WIDE CIVIC EDUCATION DAY ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE, MR SUEN ACKNOWLEDGED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND UNDERLINED ITS CLOSE TIES WITH THE EDUCATION ON THE RULE OF LAW.
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"THE SPIRIT OF THE RULE OF LAW LIES IN THE EQUAL PROTECTION FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE AND RELIGION, BE THEY POOR OR RICH.
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"THEREFORE, LEGAL ARTICLES SHOULD BE SPECIFIC THEY SHOULD BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOCIAL CHANGES AND REQUESTS FROM CITIZENS.'
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THE PROCESS OF LAW SHOULD ALSO BE OPEN, RATIONAL AND FAIR,
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AND HE POINTED OUT THAT THIS PURSUIT OF JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS IS REALLY THE GIST OF HUMAN RIGHTS, WHICH COULD ONLY BE ACHIEVED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A SOUND LEGAL SYSTEM.
EARLIER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, DR DANIEL TSE, SAID THE PURPOSE OF ORGANISING A CIVIC EDUCATION DAY WAS TO DIRECT DISTRICT RESOURCES то PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF AND INTEREST IN CIVIC EDUCATION.
WHILE NOTING THAT HUMAN RIGHTS IS A GOAL THAT CAN BE REALISED, HE POINTED OUT THAT THE BILL OF RIGHTS COULD ONLY BE IMPLEMENTED EFFECTIVELY WHEN THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG KNOW MORE ABOUT THE CONCEPT AND SUBSTANCE OF THE LEGISLATION.
THEREFORE, DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION GROUPS ARE ORGANISING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE CIVIC EDUCATION DAY.
THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EXHIBITIONS, SEMINARS, DEBATES AND TRAINING CAMPS.
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THE CIVIC EDUCATION DAY, WITH THE THEME "KNOW MORE ABOUT RIGHTS, ENJOY FULLY YOUR OWN RIGHTS", IS THE FIFTH OF ITS KIND THE INCEPTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION 1986.
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