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TO TELELETTER UKMIS GENEVA

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OF 061053Z NOVEMBER 90

Wykry. 3nd Repert Mongking

FROM: D S WALWYN ESQ, UND, FCO

TO: D CAMPBELL ESQ, UKMIS GENEVA

CC:

D CHEN, CAB, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

HONG KONG AND THE THIRD PERIODIC REPORT

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DARWIN CHEN, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, CALLED ON 30 OCTOBER TO DISCUSS THE INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN HONG

KONG. WE AGREED TO EXPLORE THE IDEA OF INCLUDING HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UK DELEGATION TO GENEVA FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE THIRD PERIODIC REPORT. THE AIM WOULD BE FOR THE HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVES TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS RELATING

TO HONG KONG. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU WOULD ASK ROSALYND

HIGGINS IF THIS WOULD BE PROCEDURALLY ACCEPTABLE. WE WILL NEED

TO LOOK VERY CAREFULLY AT THE PRECISE STATUS OF THE HONG KONG

REPRESENTATIVE. YOU SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT WE MAY SEND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MONTSERRAT TO DEFEND AN APPARENT CHANGE OF HEART ON THE REPEAL OF JUDICIAL CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. EVEN IF HE DOES NOT IN THE EVENT APPEAR IT WILL PROVIDE USEFUL COVER FOR THE

HONG KONGERS.

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ASSISTANCE IN TRAINING

CHEN ALSO MADE PROPOSALS FOR ASSISTANCE IN TRAINING IN THE FIELDS

OF HUMAN RIGHTS. HE WAS INTERESTED IN NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR

UN FELLOWSHIP UNDER THE PROGRAMME OF ADVISORY SERVICES IN THE

FIELD OF HUMAN RIGHTS. HE HAD NEGOTIATED WITH THE CENTRE AN

EXTENSION TO THE 1 NOVEMBER DEADLINE. IF THE CENTRE HAD FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, CHEN INDICATED THAT THERE WOULD PROBABLY BE LITTLE DIFFICULTY IN HONG KONG MAKING A CONTRIBUTION TO THE

CENTRE TO COVER THEIR COSTS. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SOUND OUT THE CENTRE TO SEE WHETHER THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE.

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JUNIOR PROFESSIONAL OFFICER PROGRAMME

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