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Will
Possible Supplementaries
the Government involve NGOs in the preparation of
Human Rights reports?
Line to take
relevant human
function and
a
Government.
the
The preparation of reports under the rights treaties is an executive
of the British
responsibility
In the preparation of the draft reports, Hong Kong Government do not formally consult NGOS, since this is but 2 process of putting together
factual information
the treaties.
on the state of implementation of I is at the stage of formulation of the relevant policies that NGOs' views and those of other representative groups are sought and taken into
account, for example, through the various advisory
boards and committees. However, this does not prevent
NGOS from expressing their views directly to che
relevant UN committees OI to Members of the British
delegation attending the hearings on the reports. Moreover, the reports prepared will be made public after they have been formally submitted to the UN.
2.
Will
LegCo be consulted before the reports are
submitted to the UK/UN?
Line to take The material prepared by the HKG forms
part of the UK'S reports.
It would therefore be
inappropriate to table such material in LegCo before it has been seen by HMG and settled by them. However,
the
will be made public after they have been formally submitted to the UN by the UK Government.
reports
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