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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1993
FIVE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS PRESENTED TO UN: SHA
1997, THE LEGISLATIVE
THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT WILL PRESENT FIVE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS ON HONG KONG TO THE UNITED NATIONS BETWEEN NOW AND SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SUEN, TOLD THE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON LAU CHIN-SHEK, MR SUEN SAID ALL THE REPORTS WILL BE TABLED BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND WILL BE MADE PUBLIC AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE UNITED NATIONS BY THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT.
THE FIVE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS ARE:
* INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND
OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT;
ELIMINATION
* THIRTEENTH PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE
CONVENTION ON THE DISCRIMINATION;
* FOURTH PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE
CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS;
INTERNATIONAL
OF ALL FORMS OF RACIAL
INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON
* THIRD PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS;
* FOURTEENTH · PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE
CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION DISCRIMINATION.
ON
INTERNATIONAL
OF ALL FORMS OF RACIAL
MR SUEN ADDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO FORMALLY CONSULT OTHER PARTIES DURING THE PREPARATION OF THESE REPORTS.
BUT THIS DOES NOT PRECLUDE INTERESTED PARTIES FROM EXPRESSING THEIR VIEWS ON THESE ISSUES TO THE GOVERNMENT.
"THEY ARE ALSO FREE ΤΟ PRESENT THEIR VIEWS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT OR THE RELEVANT UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE DIRECT," HE SAID,
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RECORDS ON FORCED RECRUITMENT OF COMFORT WOMEN' UNAVAILABLE
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THE GOVERNMENT FINDS NO RECORD BOTH HERE AND IN LONDON THAT CONTAIN ANY REFERENCE TO THE FORCIBLE RECRUITMENT OF COMFORT WOMEN" DURING THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION IN HONG KONG, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THIS SUBJECT THE JAPANESE
"NOR DO THEY MENTION ANY INVESTIGATIONS INTO IMMEDIATELY AFTER WORLD WAR II, NOR REPRESENTATIONS TO GOVERNMENT AT THAT TIME," MR ASPREY SAID, WHEN REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON JD MCGREGOR IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
/HE SAID