JERMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.
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CONFIDENTIAL
Item 8.9
The International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, New York 1966
The International Covenant оп Economic, Social
Rights (the 'Covenant') sets out basic human
rights and freedoms (text at Annex A The United Kingdom
and Cultural
(UK) catified the Covenant on 20 May 1976 and included Hong
Kong in its
catification
Covenant entered
Hong Kong) on 20
27.
(reference at Annex B) The
into force for the United Kingdom (and
August 1976, in accordance with Article
The UK made a number of reservations and declarations,
both upon signature and upon ratification. The text of
those which have applied to Hong Kong since 20 August 1976
is at Annex C.
2.
Under
Article 26, the Covenant is open to
accession by any State
member
of
any of its
Member of the United Nations or
specialized agencies, by any State
Party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice,
and by any other State which has been invited by the
General Assembly of the United Nations to become a party to
present Covenant. The People's Republic of China (PRC)
the
is not a party to the Covenant.
(8.9 and 8.10 faxed from HKG 2/10/92
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