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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region v. Ng Kung Siu and Lee Kin Yun

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Court of Appeal.  23 March 1999 ; 15 December 1999 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Human rights — Freedom of expression — Flag desecration — Guarantees of right to freedom of expression — Basic Law of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“Basic Law”), Articles 39 and 27 — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 (“ICCPR”), Article 19 — National laws criminalizing flag desecration — Whether inconsistent with guarantee of freedom of expression — Whether restriction on freedom of expression necessary for protection of public order — Whether restriction justified under Article 19(3) of ICCPR — Whether national laws unconstitutional

Relationship of international law and municipal law — National laws criminalizing flag desecration — Basic Law — ICCPR — Basic Law applying ICCPR to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region — Guarantees of right to freedom of expression — Whether restriction in national laws justifiable — Whether national laws violating Basic Law — Whether national laws unconstitutional

States — Sovereignty — Transfer of sovereignty — People's Republic of China resuming sovereignty over Hong Kong on 1 July 1997 — New constitutional order — National and regional flags and emblems — Symbols of People's Republic of China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region — Whether interests in protecting flags legitimate — The law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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Case Report
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© Cambridge University Press 2002

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