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HUMAN RIGHTS PROVISIONS IN BASIC LAW

Second draft of the Basic Law was an improvement upon the first

draft. But there are still some shortcomings. Hope that drafters

will take another look at this section.

Certain rights are individually identified in draft Basic law but

not necessarily in same way as those provided by Covenenants. And

provisions generally apply only to Hong Kong residents rather than

to all people present in Hong Kong.