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YOUR TELNO 1735: UN CONVENTION ON TORTURE

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THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION.

ON PARA 2 OF TUR, ARTICLE 27(2) OF THE CONVENTION PROVIDES FOR A DELAY OF 30 DAYS BETWEEN THE DEPOSIT OF AN INSTRUMENT AND ENTERING INTO FORCE FOR THE STATE CONCERNED. BY ANALOGY YOU WOULD HAVE 30 DAYS BETWEEN NOTIFICATION OF EXTENSION OF THE CONVENTION TO HONG KONG AND ENTRY INTO FORCE IN HONG KONG. THERE IS THUS NO NEED FOR EXACT SYNCHRONISATION (AS OUTLINED IN YOUR TELNO 4505 OF 1988). ONCE YOU HAVE A FIRM DATE FOR ENACTMENT, WE SHALL ARRANGE FOR EXTENSION A FEW DAYS BEFORE.

3. NOT ALL CONVENTIONS WILL PROVIDE FOR SUCH A DELAY BETWEEN DEPOSIT AND ENTRY INTO FORCE. WE SHALL HAVE TO CHECK THIS ON EACH OCCASION IN THE FUTURE WHEN EXTENSION OF A CONVENTION TO HONG KONG INVOLVES LOCAL LEGISLATION UNDER THE HONG KONG (LEGISLATIVE POWERS) ORDER 1989. WE MAY WELL NEED THEN TO USE

THE PROCEDURE YOU OUTLINED IN 1988.

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