Hong Kong Ordinances

CONSTITUTION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (ADOPTED AT THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE FIFTH NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS ON 4 DECEMBER 1982) - ARTICLE 4

Article 4 All nationalities in the People's Republic of China are equal. The
state protects the lawful rights and interests of the minority nationalities
and upholds and develops a relationship of equality, unity and mutual
assistance among all of China's nationalities. Discrimination against and
oppression of any nationality are prohibited; any act which undermines the
unity of the nationalities or instigates division is prohibited. The state
assists areas inhabited by minority nationalities in accelerating their
economic and cultural development according to the characteristics and needs
of the various minority nationalities. Regional autonomy is practised in areas
where people of minority nationalities live in concentrated communities; in
these areas organs of self-government are established to exercise the power of
autonomy. All national autonomous areas are integral parts of the People's
Republic of China. All nationalities have the freedom to use and develop their
own spoken and written languages and to preserve or reform their own folkways
and customs.