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Convention on the Rights of the Child, New York 1989
Item 8.12
The Convention Оп the Rights of the Child ("the
vention"} was adopted on 20 November 1989. The United
¡dom ratified the Convention on 16 December 1991. The
ole's Republic of China ratified the Convention on
irch 1992.
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On 3 April 1992, we consulted the Chinese side in
rdance with the Agreed Guidelines on the extension of
Convention to Hong Kong (see Annex A). On 15 May 1992,
Chinese side confirmed that they had no objection in
ciple to the extension of the Convention to Hong Kong
its continued application to the HKSAR after 1997.
997,
to
to
the
ides
whether or not the declarations or reservations made
two sides currently should apply to Hong Kong-after
the question may be resolved altogether when both
discuss the question
ΟΠ how the Convention should
४ to Hong Kong (See Annex B).
nded to Hong Kong on
ts
The Convention wa s
ΙΠ the light of the above, the international
and obligations affecting Hong Kong arising from the
should, in accordance with the Joint
ention
aration,
:
continue to apply to the HKSAR after 30 June
The two sides will further consider what action will
.ecessary to achieve this objective,
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