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19 October 1992
BY FAX
Mr R Hoare
PS/Governor
Government House
HONG KONG
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LETTER FROM MR ANDREW BYRNES
1. We received today a letter to the Secretary of State dated 4 October from Mr Andrew Byrnes, Lecturer in Law at the University of Hong Kong. Mr Byrnes is concerned about the extension to Hong Kong of a number of human rights treaties and conventions.
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Mr Byrnes' main questions are as follows:
i) Why has the UN Convention Against Torture not been
extended to Hong Kong?
ii) Has the latest ICESCR Report on Hong Kong been
submitted to the UN; if not, when will it be submitted; and will it be publicly available?
iii) Will the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women be extended to Hong Kong, and if not why not?
iv) How will Hong Kong law and practice be changed to
conform with the obligations of HKG under the ICCPR?
I attach the letter, which includes much detailed argument in support of the above questions. I would be grateful for your advice on suitable lines to take in our reply to Mr Byrnes. I realise these are complicated issues but a response as soon as possible would be greatly appreciated.
Yous ever Чал
J N Marshall
Jonathon Marshall
Hong Kong Department
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