Whereas the Government of the People’s Republic of China is legally bound to guarantee the civil liberties of the people of Hong Kong through 2047 under the Basic Law and the Joint Declaration of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong (hereafter the Joint Declaration ), in which the People’s Republic of China committed that for 50 years, the social and economic systems in Hong Kong will remain unchanged, and so will the life-style. ; Whereas Article 39 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong mandates that: The provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and international labour conventions as applied to Hong Kong shall remain in force and shall be implemented through the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. ; Whereas Chapter III of the Basic Law of Hong Kong guarantees Hong Kong residents other specific rights and freedoms, including— (1) freedom of speech, of the press, and of publication; (2) freedom of association, of assembly, of procession, and of demonstration; (3) the right and freedom to form and join trade unions and to strike; (4) freedom from arbitrary or unlawful arrest, detention, or imprisonment; (5) freedom from arbitrary or unlawful search of, or intrusion into, a Hong Kong resident’s home or other premises; (6) freedom and privacy of communication; (7) freedom of movement within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; (8) freedom of emigration to other countries and regions; (9) freedom of conscience; and (10) the right to institute legal proceedings in the courts against the acts of the executive authorities and their personnel