CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2423
OF 30094OZ SEPTEMBER 92
INFO ROUTINE UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING
074011 MDLIAN 4974
TOP COPY Q DIST?
HKC 031/4
JLG RESTRICTED
So
YOUR TELNO 1259: APPLICATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES TO HONG KONG.
·
1 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TUR. WE AGREE WITH YOUR PARAGRAPH 2 AND HAVE AMENDED THE ICCPR PAPER ACCORDINGLY. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE COVERING PAPER ON ICESCR?
2. WE ASKED FOR ANNEX D TO THE ICESCR PAPER (THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL'S RESOLUTION 1988/4) AND ANNEX E TO THE ICCPR PAPER (THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE'S DECISION REQUIRING REPORTS EVERY FIVE YEARS) IN OUR LETTER OF 4 JUNE TO HARKIN. GRATEFUL FOR ASSISTANCE FROM YOUR END.
3. WE ALSO INVITED YOU TO COMMENT IN PARTICULAR ON ANNEX E TO THE ICESCR PAPER AND ON ANNEX F TO THE ICCPR PAPER. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS AND WHETHER YOU HAVE A MORE SUCCINCT RECORD TO REPLACE THE EXISTING ANNEX F TO THE ICCPR PAPER.
4. WE HAVE NOW COMPLETED OUR STUDY OF THE RESERVATIONS/DECLARATIONS MADE ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES. WE SET OUT BELOW OUR PRELIMINARY VIEWS AND SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS:
(A) ITEM 8. 5
-
RESERVATIONS IN PARAGRAPH 1(A)-(D) ARE REQUIRED BEFORE 30 JUNE 1997 BUT WILL BE INAPPLICABLE AFTER THAT DATE. THE RESERVATION AT 1 (G) (ON REMUNERATION FOR WOMEN IN THE CIVIL SERVICE) IS, IN PRACTICE, NO LONGER RELIED UPON. THESE RESERVATIONS THEREFORE NEED NOT CONTINUE AFTER 1997:
(B) ITEM 8.7
(C) ITEM 8.8
-
THE RESERVATIONS SHOULD BE RETAINED:
-
THE TWO RESERVATIONS MADE BY THE UK HAVE ALREADY LAPSED. THE OTHER STATEMENTS ARE, AS WE
1
PAGE CONFIDENTIAL
♡