TNAG-2275-FCO40-3274-Hong-Kong-and-the-media-1991 — Page 28

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7. THE MEDIA (3.4) REPORTED THAT ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE'S HEARING ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE UK AND ITS DEPENDENT TERRITORIES, MANY COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER HK'S BILL OF RIGHTS WOULD BE SUPERIOR TO OTHER HK LAWS, WHETHER HK'S HUMAN RIGHTS POSITION WOULD BE MONITORED AFTER 1997, AND WHETHER THE BRITISH WOULD SECURE ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS FOR HK AFTER 1997

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