GOVERMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.
MON 06 APR 92 11:01
PG.10
"Black List"
17.
Q.
CONFIDENTIAL
Does Article 23 of the Basic Law, or any other
Article of the Basic Law, or the Joint Declaration
permit or prohibit the SARG drawing up a black list of persons in Hong Kong who are against the
Chinese Government and who would be arrested in
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9.
A.
The maintenance of public order in Hong Kong will
be the responsibility of the SARG after 30 June
1997, as laid down in the Joint Declaration,
However the Joint Declaration provides guarantees
on freedom of speech and freedom from arbitrary
arrest, and the continuation of the present legal
system. Also Article 28 of the Basic Law states
that no Hong Kong resident shall be subjected to
arbitrary or unlawful arrest, detention or
imprisonment.
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