TNAG-1187-FCO40-1489-Hong-Kong-s-closed-camp-policy-for-Vietnamese-refugees-1982 — Page 38

CODE 18-77

Miss Nelsony

Miss Shepherd NTD

CL 506

14/11

CONFIDENTIAL

Reference

Jone Afslu

7425/

HITK 243/3

Rip.

Seel

Action Tagen

HUMAN RIGHTS COVENANTS

1.

I would be grateful to know if any of the following countries are signatories to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights or the Convention on the Status of Refugees:

2

NO

NO

yes (accession)

Indonesia

NO

Malaysia

NO

Philippines

yes. sig.

only 22.7.1988

Portugal (on behalf of Macao)

*

*B

Singapore

NO

NO,

Thailand

NO

No.

"Portugal rectified

on 15.6.1978-but we do not know if this extends

to Macao. *B. ditto. For 22.7.1981 ratification

Плюси

3 November 1982

R J F Hoare

Hong Kong and General Department WH 312

233 4439

CC: Mr Carter, UND

Mr. Hoare

I hope the above is clear. Weither our records nor the IN Status hists show that Portugal has extended the Conventions to Macao. The Philippine signature of the Covenant has not been ratified.

CONFIDENTIAL

Jean Nelson

Treaty Section

CL 502 213-3529