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WOMEN'S RIGHTS: MS SUSANNA HOE

MISS HOE (NOT HO) IS A LEADING LIGHT AMONG THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF WOMEN AND HAS TAKEN A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN THE INTRODUCTION IN HONG KONG OF THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW). AS WELL AS BEING AN AUTHOR, SHE HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN A JOURNALIST (IN LIVERPOOL?). I SEE NO REASON WHY LADY HOWE OR SIR GEOFFREY HOWE SHOULD NOT SEE HER IF THEY WANT TO DO SO.

2. YOU MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE NOT GOT VERY FAR IN OUR CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER CEDAW SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN HONG KONG. IT IS CLEAR ENOUGH, HOWEVER, THAT IMPLEMENTING IT HERE WOULD CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTIES, BOTH IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC COSTS AND IN RELATION TO THE TRADITIONAL MALE RIGHTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WHICH HAVE BEEN ENSHRINED IN THE JOINT DECLARATION AND BASIC LAW.

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