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the Government and the relevance of rights accorded by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to such

offences.

OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE

In addition to treason and treason felony (which include

conspiracy to deprive or depose the Sovereign from Her title to any

4.

of Her dominions as well as overt acts to that end), it is an

offence to publish seditious words or to conspire to further a

common seditious intent. Sedition, under section 9 of the Crimes

Ordinance (Cap 200) of Hong Kong, is defined as follows:

"1.

A seditious intention is an intention-

a) to bring into hatred or contempt or to excite disaffection against the person of Her Majesty, or Her Heirs

or Successors, or against the Government of Hong Kong, or

the government of any other part of Her Majesty's dominions

or of any territory under Her Majesty's protection as by law

established;

b) to excite Her Majesty' subjects or inhabitants of Hong Kong to attempt to procure the alteration, otherwise than by lawful means, of any other matter in Hong Kong as by law

established; or

c) to bring into hatred or contempt or to excite

disaffection against the administration of justice in Hong

Kong; or

d) to raise discontent or disaffection amongst Her Majesty's

subjects or inhabitants of Hong Kong; or

e) to promote feelings of ill-will and enmity between

different classes of the population of Hong Kong; or

f) to incite persons to violence; or

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