The United Nations Human Rights Committee #UNHRC, in paragraph 10 of its concluding observations on the third periodic report of Hong Kong in relation to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights #ICCPR, states that: - The Committee is concerned about (a) the application in practice of certain terms contained in the Public Order Ordinance, inter alia, “disorder in public places” or “unlawful assembly”, which may facilitate excessive restriction to the Covenant rights, (b) the increasing number of arrests of, and prosecutions against, demonstrators, and (c) the use of camera and video-recording by police during demonstrations (arts. 17 and 21). (The concluding observations can be downloaded from the Hong Kong Government website - cmab.gov.hk/doc/en/documents/policy_responsibilities/the_rights_of_the_individuals/Advance_Version_2013_ICCPR_e.pdf) Public Order Ordinance (Chapter 245) is the law of Hong Kong. Sections 17B and 18 are offences of disorder in public places and unlawful assembly. ICCPR is also the law of Hong Kong, incorporated by way of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Chapter 383) (HKBOR). Article 17 of HKBOR recognises our right of peaceful assembly. It provides that: - The right of peaceful assembly shall be recognized. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those imposed in conformity with the law and which are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, public order (ordre public), the protection of public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. This is the law that we should uphold - so please keep in mind of the above and maintain peaceful assembly, and our rights cannot be interfered.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 04:26:58 +0000
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