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prisoners.

should be

Any

kept

convicted.

person who is only accused of a crime

separately from people who have been

Minors should be kept separately from adults.

Article 7

G

No imprisonment for breach of contract

29.

A

person cannot be sent to jail for breaking a

contract: for example, for not paying debts.

Article 8

Liberty of movement

30.

All persons that the law permits to be in Hong

Kong can travel and

and live where they like in Hong Kong.

They can leave Hong Kong when they wish to do so. However,

the law may restrict these freedoms when it is necessary

for health, national security, public order or moral

reasons, ΟΙ when it is necessary to protect other people's

freedoms. A person with a right of abode in Hong Kong

cannot be prevented from entering Hong Kong except for good

reasons.

Article 9 - Restrictions on expulsion from Hong Kong

31.

A person in Hong Kong without a right of abode can

it only be expelled from Hong Kong if a law provides for

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