HONG KONG JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION
香港記者協
the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing,
who
his or her is provided with no guidelines on how to exercise
the Commissioner enormous powers. Any censorship exercised by
to the Governor in through an appeal can only be reversed Council. This ordinance poses a serious threat to the freedom of expression.
6. Trades Union Ordinance
We urge the government to review the provisions in this ordinance in order to give unions more autonomy in making their own deciding on amalgamating with another union, on whether affiliated
Hong Kong and on the to organisations outside
of picketing.
rules, to be right
7.
Immigration Ordinance
required
police
to
on
Under this ordinance, every Hong Kong resident is "have with him at all times proof of his identity" and shall
it
or other demand
for
by the produce
inspection" officers. This provision has been widely criticised since it can be abused or misused as a form of harrassment of members of public. We understand that the original purpose of the
checking
the identity from
immigrants card
illegal was to control system China. However the manner in which it has been implemented often constitutes an invasion of privacy.
Registration of Persons Regulations
0.
Under
the
photographed
of
to
occupation,
status
all regulations,
Hong Kong and fingerprinted and provide evidence of their immigration status in the form of
document. birth, nationality required
to supply
government in particulars such
residential as marital
residents to the
must
be
government particulars
and travel
the
and
They writing and business
of particulars
spouse
are also
personal addresses,
and
information.
children. Every resident is obliged to update this Failure to do so is an offence.
retrieved
All this information is stored in computers and can be easily and quickly. It is understood that the police have access to this information. There are fears that, whatever the initial objective of these regulations, they could be turned into a means of keeping track of the entire population for police purposes. member of the UN Human Rights Committee expressed concern
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