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TO ROUTINE HONG KONG

TELNO 791

OF 11113OZ APRIL 90

HKC 2411

CEIVED IN CISTRY

18 APR 1990

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MY TELNO 243: UNCEDAW

WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE LETTERS FROM ORGANISATIONS ASKING WHEN CEDAW WILL BE APPLIED IN HONG KONG. MOST

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RECENTLY THESE HAVE BEEN FROM THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF FEMINISM AND THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF WOMEN.

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WE HAVE BEEN TAKING THE LINE THAT THE QUESTION IS UNDER ACTIVE CONSIDERATION AND THAT A DECISION WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS

SOON AS PRACTICABLE. GRATEFUL TO KNOW HOW YOUR THINKING IS PROGRESSING IN REACTION TO THE POINTS IN TUR.

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