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HONG KONG

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Ordiance No. 59 of 1991

An Ordinance to provide for the incorporation into the law of Hong Kong of provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as applied to Hong Kong; and for ancillary and connected matters.

[8 June 1991]

Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

PART I
Preliminary

1. Short title and commencement

(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance 1991.

(2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on 8 June 1991.

2. Interpretation

(1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—

“article” means an article of the Bill of Rights;

“Bill of Rights” (人權法案) means the Hong Kong Bill of Rights set out in Part II;

“commencement date” (生效日期) means the date on which this Ordinance comes into operation;

“legislation” (法例) means legislation that can be amended by an Ordinance;

“pre-existing legislation” (先前法例) means legislation enacted before the commencement date.

(2) The Bill of Rights is subject to Part III.