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17 Colum. J. Asian L. 307 (2003-2004)
Legislating Rights: Basic Law Article 23, National Security, and Human Rights in Hong Kong

handle is hein.journals/colas17 and id is 313 raw text is: LEGISLATING RIGHTS: BASIC LAW ARTICLE 23, NATIONAL SECURITY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN HONG KONG TOM KELLOGGt The HK SAR shall enact laws on its own to prohibit any act of treason, secession, sedition, subversion against the Central People's Government or theft of state secrets, to prohibit foreign political organizations or bodies from conducting political activities in the Region, and to prohibit political organizations or bodies of the Region from establishing ties with foreign political organizations or bodies. Article 23 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1. INTRODUCTION -----------------------------308 A. BACKGROUND: THE CREATION OF ARTICLE 23 -------309 B. THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS: WHY LEGISLATE AT ALL? ----------------------------------------------------311 II. THE CONSULTATION DOCUMENT PROPOSALS AND THE DRAFT LAW ----------------------------315 A. TREASON ---------------------------------------315 The Force Requirement ----------------------319 The Draft Law ----------------------------320 B. SECESSION ------------------------------------------322 The Draft Law ----------------------------324 C. SEDITION ---------------------------------------325 The Crime of Sedition ----------------------- 325 The Crime of Seditious Publication --------------328 The Draft Law -----------------------------329 D. SUBVERSION ------------------------------------331 t J.D., Harvard Law School, 2003. The author is currently the Orville Schell fellow in the Asia division of Human Rights Watch.

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