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before 1997 to include a provision similar to

Article 39 of the Basic Law.

Changes to the White Bill

10.

We have reviewed a number of key issues and propose changes to the White Bill in the following areas :

(a)

the freeze period Clause 1(2) (para.

);

(b)

the

nation'

the terms 'national security' and 'life of Clauses 2(1) and 5(3)

(para.

);

(c)

Rights

-

Clause 2(3) (para.

interpretation and application of the Bill of

decision by the Council will be required);

) (A

(a)

public emergencies

-

Clause 5 (para.

(e)

(£)

};

remedies for contravention of the Bill of Rights Clause 6 (para.

);

obligations of individuals to each other and the binding effect of the Bill

Clause 7

(para.

(g)

);

textual changes to the articles of the Bill of Rights Part II (para.

(h) reservations - Part III (para.

(i)

);

);

the Chinese title of the Bill and the heading to Clause 3 (para.

); and

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