Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance Part I 1-2 Section 1 Cap. 383 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] (Format changes—E.R. 1 of 2017) (Enacting provision omitted—E.R. 1 of 2017) Part I Preliminary 1. Short title (Amended E.R. 1 of 2017) (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance. (2) (Omitted as spent—E.R. 1 of 2017) 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; Verified Copy Last updated date 15.2.2017