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HK team to attend UN hearing on rights of the child
A six-member Hong Kong Government team headed by the Crown Solicitor, Mr Ian Wingfield, will attend a hearing on Hong Kong's initial report on the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Geneva on October 2 and 3.
A Government spokesman said today (Monday) that the team, which forms part of the British delegation, will explain to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child the contents of the report and will provide information on the latest developments in Hong Kong.
"The team will also assist the British delegation in answering questions on various aspects concerning the implementation of the Convention in the territory," the spokesman said.
The initial report was submitted by the United Kingdom Government to the United Nations in February this year. It was tabled in the Legislative Council and made public the following month.
The report details the measures adopted by the Hong Kong Government that give effect to the rights recognised in the Convention up to September 7 last year, the first anniversary of the extension of the Convention to Hong Kong.
The Convention was ratified by the United Kingdom Government in 1991 and extended to Hong Kong in 1994.
Apart from Mr Wingfield, the other team members are Principal Assistant Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Ng Hon-wah; Senior Assistant Solicitor General, Mr lan Deane; Principal Assistant Secretary for Security, Mr Gordon Leung; Assistant Secretary for Health and Welfare, Ms Rebecca Pun; and Senior Crown Counsel, Miss Melody Hui.
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