TNAG-1602-FCO40-2198-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1987 — Page 214

Text proposed by the BLDC Special Groups

Our proposed text

(b) The press and the public may be excluded from all or part of a trial for reasons of morals, public order (ordre public) or national security or when the interest of the private lives of the parties so requires, or to the extent strictly necessary in the opinion of the court in special circumstances where publicity would prejudice the interests of justice;

(c) Any judgment rendered shall be made public except where the interest of juvenile persons otherwise requires

or

the

matrimonial

proceedings disputes

guardianship of children.

or

concern the

(d) Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law;

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(e) In the

criminal

determination

of any

charge against him, everyone shall be entitled to the following minimum guarantees in full equality:

(i) ΤΟ be informed promptly and in detail in a language which he understands of the nature and cause of the charge against him;

(ii)

for

To have adequate time and facilities

the preparation of his defence and to communicate with counsel of his own choosing;