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MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1992

DR TSE SAID THE RULE OF LAW WAS THE BEDROCK OF HONG KONG'S WAY OF LIFE, GUARANTEEING FAIR AND EQUITABLE TREATMENT FOR EVERYONE.

ΤΟ PUT THESE SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE, THE GOVERNMENT PROMULGATED THE BILL OF RIGHTS IN JUNE 1991, HE SAID.

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IN VIEW OF THE IMPORTANCE THE BILL COULD HAVE ON THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, DR TSE POINTED OUT THAT THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, HAD STATED IN THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL LAST YEAR THAT IT WAS PARAMOUNT TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION IN ORDER TO HAVE A SOLID BASE FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION.

TURNING TO TWO RECENT SURVEYS RELATING то CIVIC MATTERS, DR TSE SAID THE FINDINGS INDICATED THAT THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR THE YOUTH, GENERALLY DID NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT LAWS THAT MAY AFFECT THEM.

TO COUNTER THIS, THE COMMITTEE HAS DESIGNED SETS OF PROGRAMMES FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE.

THESE INCLUDE A HUMAN RIGHTS TEACHING KIT FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS; A SEMINAR ON COURT REPORTING

FOR JOURNALISTS THIS SATURDAY (OCTOBER 24); WEEKLY NEWSPAPER COLUMNS ON THE CONCEPTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF

LAW, AND A TERRITORY-WIDE CIVIC EDUCATION DAY IN SHA TIN ON NOVEMBER 29.

ANOTHER SPEAKER, CONVENOR OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE, MR WILLIAM TSUI, BRIEFED THE MEDIA ON HIS SUB-COMMITTEE'S ROLE, OBJECTIVES AND FUTURE PLANS. THE SUB-COMMITTEE WAS SET UP IN MAY.

HE SAID: "THE SUB-COMMITTEE, BESIDES CARRYING OUT ITS OWN FUNCTIONS, WILL SUPPORT AND CO-ORDINATE ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST COMMUNITY GROUPS TO PROGRAMMES.

ANY ACTIVITIES THAT ORGANISE HUMAN RIGHTS

THE CPCE HAS SOLICITED SUPPORT FROM THE CLUB IN PUTTING UP MORE FUNDS FOR THE CIVIC PARTICIPATION SCHEME.

ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY EDUCATION COMMUNITY

MOREOVER, AT DISTRICT LEVELS, THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE WILL OFFER HELP TO THE 19 DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION BODIES ΤΟ HOLD ACTIVITIES THAT PUBLICISE HUMAN RIGHTS, HE ADDED.

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WITH A VIEW TO SHARING EXPERIENCES AND IMPROVING AMONG THE DISTRICT BODIES AND OTHER INTERESTED GROUPS, HIS WORKING GROUP INTENDS TO INVITE RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS TO PARTICIPATE SPECIAL HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINARS EARLY NEXT YEAR.

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IN THE LONG RUN, THE SUB-COMMITTEE HOPES TO DISCUSS AND STUDY CERTAIN HUMAN RIGHTS TOPICS, THE OUTCOME OF WHICH WILL BE COMPILED FOR REFERENCES FOR THE CPCE AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, HE SAID.

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