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HKFS

香港專上學生聯會

HONG KONG FEDERATION OF STUDENTS

FLEXILENA 8/F. Blk. A, Kingland Apartments, 739 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel: 7873551 Fax: 7873120 Cable: HKFSTUDENT

HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN HONG KONG

NOW AND AFTER 1997

BY HONG KONG FEDERATION OF STUDENTS AUGUST 1991

This paper is a summary report on human rights conditions in Hong Kong in the last stage of transition period before 1997. Focus is particularly made on freedom of expression including freedom of press, speech, assembly, association

on issues concerning China politics or democracy in China. A situation update and the prospect of human rights in Hong Kong after 1997 will be made. It is hoped that international concern monitoring on Hong Kong's human rights can be raised in level as the Hong Kong agenda has not been given enough attention before. More detailed reports and information on individual cases of violations are available for any delegate's reference.

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the UN

PRESENT STRINGENT LAWS IN FORCE IN HK VIOLATING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

The laws in HK are not principled to protect citizens' rights. But to enhance a more effective social control. The laws are very stringent and usually delegate wide power to the executive for implementation. The wide discretion powers enjoyed by the executive bodies allow them to thwart any act of public expression at the moment; and the executive can manipulate different stringent laws to justify its suppression afterwards. Thus constituting many grey areas and abuses serious is

the misuse of laws to serve government's political ends. Hereby are some examples of laws used to serve the ends of suppressing expression of public opinion.

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PUBLIC ORDER ORDINANCE

1) PERMIT APPLICATION SYSTEM FOR MEETING AND PROCESSIONS

8 and 13.

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Public meetings and processions without applying for permits from the Commissioner of Police beforehand are always warned by police. Organizers are threatened with the risk of being prosecuted.

2) PROCESSION ROUTE ALTERED BY POLICE Section 14(1)

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9.29.1989 April Fifth Action intended to stage a demonstration outside the venue where Chinese officials hold a banquet celebrating the National Day of PRC. Their procession to the venue was banned by the police and alteration of the original route of procession was made by the Police Director and i imposed on the demonstrators despite their objection.

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Sir Robert Black College of Education Students' Union

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