A BILL

TO

Amend the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance.

Enacted by the Provisional Legislative Council.

1. Short title

This Ordinance may be cited as the Hong Kong Bill of Rights (Amendment) Ordinance 1998.

2. Effect on pre-existing legislation

Section 3(3) and (4) of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance

(Cap. 383) is repealed.

Explanatory Memorandum

The purpose of this Bill is to amend the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap. 383) by repealing section 3(3) and (4). Those subsections

were added by the Hong Kong Bill of Rights (Amendment) Ordinance 1997 (107 of 1997).