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New title for Recreation and Culture Branch
The Recreation and Culture Branch will shortly operate under a new title to reflect more accurately its policy responsibilities.
With effect from June 8, the English title of the Branch will be changed to Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Branch (BCSB). At the same time, the Secretary for Recreation and Culture will be retitled as Secretary for Broadcasting, Culture and Sport (SBCS).
The Chinese titles of the Branch and the Secretary, which already refer to broadcasting, will remain unchanged.
A spokesman for the Branch said the word "sport" was a clearer and more accurate description of the Branch's responsibilities in this area than the current "recreation".
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ICCPR supplementary report made public
The United Kingdom government's supplementary report on Hong Kong under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is made public today (Thursday).
The report was requested by the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC) when it examined the fourth report on Hong Kong last October.
"The report covers issues of concern to the HRC as well as new developments since last October. It provides an up to the minute assessment of the protection of human rights in Hong Kong," said a government spokesman.
"Topics of concern to the HRC covered in the report include the investigation of complaints against the Police, the treatment of Vietnamese migrants, the electoral system, anti-discrimination legislation and the submission of reports to the UN after 1997.
"The discussion of new developments deals with such issues as the Bill of Rights Ordinance, the provisional legislature and right of abode in Hong Kong."
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