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t the Chinese side has no objection in principle to the
extension of the Convention to Hong Kong, and its continued
application to the Hong Kong SAR after 1997. The UK would
accordingly announce on 8 December 1988 the UK's intention to
ratify the UN Convention against Torture (the UN Special
Commemorative Session for the 40th Anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights will take place on 8 December rather
than 10 December). The UK has agreed that Hong Kong can announce
at the same time that the UK ratification of the Convention
against Torture will be extended to Hong Kong once the necessary
legislation has been completed. The continued application of the
Convention after 1997 will, as usual, be dealt with by the IRO
Sub-Group.
office of the British Senior Representative
Sino-British Joint Liaison Group
28 October 1988
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