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(2) Every child shall be registered immediately after birth and

shall have a name.

Article 22

(cf. ICCPR Art. 24]

Right to participate in public life

citizen

Every person having the right of abode in Hong Kong shall have

the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions

mentioned in article 1(1) and without unreasonable restrictions

(a)

to take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or

through freely chosen representatives;

(b)

to vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections

which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be

held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of

the will of the electors:

(c)

to have access, on general terms of equality, to public

service in Hong Kong.

[cf. ICCPR Art. 25]

Article 23

Equality before and equal protection of law

All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without

any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In this