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HAB publishes booklet on CEDAW

A bilingual booklet carrying in full the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has been produced by the Home Affairs Branch (HAB) and is now available to the public.

A spokesman for HAB today (Friday) said the publication of the booklet was part of the Government's enhanced human rights publicity strategy to make the public aware of the provisions of the Convention and their application in Hong Kong.

The CEDAW, extended to the territory in October last year, has been recognised as a further development in the protection of human rights.

"The significance of the extension of the Convention is that it places Hong Kong under continuing international obligations to protect the rights of women, eradicate discrimination and provide for their interest," the spokesman added.

Free copies of the booklets are available at District Offices and the Marketing Office of the Information Services Department on the 17th floor, Siu On Centre, 176- 192 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai.

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Fees under three registration ordinances to be revised

A number of fees under the Dentists Registration Ordinance, the Midwives Registration Ordinance and the Nurses Registration Ordinance will be revised with effect from March 1, 1997.

A spokesman for the Health and Welfare Branch explained today (Friday) that the fees relating to registration of dentists, midwives and nurses and to other service provided to them were last revised in December 1994 in line with the movement of the Government Consumption Expenditure Deflator.

It is Government policy that fees should in general be set at levels sufficient to recover the full cost of providing the service.