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Protection of Human Rights

機密

Various

in Articles

Chapter

III

provide

for the

protection

of

human fundamental

rights,

e.g.

freedoms of speech, assembly and procession (Art.

27); freedom of the

person

residents (Art. 28);

the freedom

of

movement

within the SAR and the

freedom

to

emigrate and

31). (Art.

The

of the two

provisions

travel

International Human Rights

Covenants, as they are applied to HK, will remain in

force and cannot be furhter restricted (Art. 39).

Human

rights

in

the

HK

SAR will

therefore

be

thoroughly protected.

(D)

Social and Economic Systems

The capitalist system and

unchanged

(Art.

way

Ownership 5).

of life will remain

of

property

(Art. protected

and

104).

foreign investment will be

There will be free trade and free movement of goods

and capital (Art. 114). The SAR will be a free port

and a separate customs territory (Art.

& 115).

The

basis

for

Hong Kong's

therefore continue after 1997.

economic

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success

will