TNAG-2155-FCO40-3075-United-Nations-convention-against-Torture-and-Other-Cruel--I-1990 — Page 27

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OUR TELNO 3199: UN CONVENTION ON TORTURE

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1. THE DRAFT BILL TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE UN CONVENTION ON TORTURE IS NOW ALMOST COMPLETE, AND WE ARE CONSIDERING HOW BEST TO TIME ITS INTRODUCTION TO LEGCO.

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AS ALL HUMAN RIGHTS RELATED ISSUES ARE NEWS-WORTHY HERE AT PRESENT, WE FEAR THAT ENACTMENT PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE

BILL OF RIGHTS MIGHT DRAW EXCESSIVE AND UNDESERVED ATTENTION TO THE TORTURE BILL. GIVEN ALSO THAT ARTICLE 3 OF THE DRAFT BILL OF RIGHTS CONCERNS THE PROHIBITION OF TORTURE, WE THINK IT WOULD BE BEST FOR THE TORTURE BILL TO BE ENACTED ALONGSIDE THE BILL OF RIGHTS. THE TORTURE BILL WOULD THEN BE PLACED IN A MORE GENERAL CONTEXT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS THROUGH THE LAW. AS THE CHINESE HAVE ALREADY AGREED TO THE APPLICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TORTURE CONVENTION IN HONG KONG THIS SHOULD NOT WORRY THEM. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS.

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