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reports are then sent to the UK for submission to the
Committee in accordance with Article 16 (2) (a). The Chinese
side may find it helpful, in connection with reports on the
Hong Kong SAR that they will be submitting to the Committee
after 1997, to have copies of past reports which are at
Annex E.
Benefits
6.
The application
underlines the Hong Kong
protection
of the Covenant to Hong Kong
Government's
commitment to the
of
the rights
and freedoms in Hong Kong.
Its
after
1997 will
demonstrate
that
rights and freedoms
remain will
unchanged,
in
continued application
these
accordance with the provisions of the JD and BL.
Proposals
7.
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and
the
Given that the Governments of the United Kingdom
the People's Republic of China have already agreed that
Covenant
(see paragraph
should continue to apply to the Hong Kong SAR
3 above), it remains necessary only for the
Government of the
to all
present
which may become
international
PRC in some appropriate way to indicate
Contracting
parties
rights
and
Parties,
and all Governments
the
from
the
before 1 July 1997 that all
obligations
arising
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