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have been taken to give effect to the rights recognized in
the Covenant (Article 40 (1)). The Committee studies and
comments upon such reports (Article 40 (4)).
5.
Article 41 (1) of the Covenant enables any State
Party to declare that it recognises the competence of the
Committee to receive and consider communications to the
effect that a State Party claims that another State Party
fulfilling its obligations under the Covenant. The
United Kingdom made a declaration under Article 41 on 17
is not
May
1976
which applies also to Hong Kong.
declaration is at Annex D.
The text of
the
6.
In accordance with the
the
Committee's decision on
every five years. The
In practice, the Hong
drafts of such reports
periodicity, reports are required
text Of the decision is at Annex E.
Kong Government has prepared
insofar as they concern Hong Kong in consultation with the
UK Government.
These draft reports are then sent to the
United Kingdom Government for submission to the Committee
accordance with Article 40(2) of the Covenant. The Hong
in
Kong
Government also prepares draft
likely to be
posed questions
transmitted to
to answers
any
by the
Committee.
The answers
are
the Committee by the United Kingdom
sende
Government. The Hong Kong Government has also in the past
a3 part of the UK delegation, to
sent representatives,
attend meetings OF
the
Committee.
Those representatives
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