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United Kingdom delegation was able to answer most of the further questions to the satisfaction of the Committee.

Those questions

have sufficient material to

for

which the delegation did not have sufficient give an immediate full reply are

reply are to be answered in the Third Report, which is due in the summer attracted considerable publicity.

of 1989.

The meeting

7.

were

The Human Rights Committee were generally positive about the United Kingdom's report on Hong Kong. One area of general concern to the Committee was however the question of publicity for the Covenants. In response to their concerns, the Hong Kong

Kong section of the Second

of the Second Report was tabled in the Legislative Council immediately after the meeting, and placed in public libraries for the information of members of the public. The Hong Kong Administration is planning further action including distribution of copies of

of the Covenants and information pamphlets to schools and public libraries, and work on civic education programmes. A Committee on Promoting Legal Awareness has also been formed by the Law Society together with representatives of the Bar Association and other lawyers. Hong Kong Administration will be making suggestions to Committee on ways to arouse the public's awareness civil rights and awareness of the two Covenants.

of their

The

the

Application of the Convenants in the future

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Another area of special interest to the Committee