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QUESTIONOBERT PARRY [LIVERPOOL, RIVERSIDE] [LA]

To ask the Secretary of State: religious freedom in Hong Kong after

question

the handover to China in 1997 was discussed during his recent visit to Peking.

FOR ANSWER BY

MR. LENNOX-BOYD

HKC241/2

ANSWER

TO PS/

THE EARL OF CAITHNESS.

(Minister)

for approval by

NOON

17 APR 1991

PQ s

Reply

Ms Najar Au Sainty wn

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Thanks for dealing

with this

Copy to:

Private Secretary

17/4

PSMR. LENNOX-BOYD

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

CYMAFD/1

(Minister)

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This question did not arise during my recent discussions with the Chinese Government. The

Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic

Law both make provision for the continuation of

freedom of religious belief and practice in

Hong Kong after 1997. In addition the

International Covenant on Civil and Political

Rights, Article 18 of which covers religious

freedom, will under the Joint Declaration and

Basic Law continue to apply to Hong Kong after

1997.

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ARPanc

(Head of Dept)