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香港下亞畢道

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來西福 YOUR REF:

Dr Simon Harkin

Hong Kong Department

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Whitehall

London SW1A 2AH

UNITED KINGDOM

Dear

Simon,

GOVERNMent secrETARIAT

LOWER ALBERT ROAD

HONG KONG

15 September 1992

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I refer to the communication from the UN Centre for Human Rights dated 7 July 1992 addressed to the "Permanent Representative of Hong Kong" concerning regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Asian Pacific region (follow by fax). It was unfortunate that we were so addressed. The communication went to our Permanent Representative (GATT).

The communication is obviously a circular intended for UN member states and associate members of the ESCAP. Hong Kong enjoys a status of the latter.

Regional arrangements for the promotion of human rights are a subject on which we take special care to avoid creating any false impressions. Our response should therefore be measured. A draft response will follow by fax. I should be grateful for any comments you may have by 28 September.

Yours ever,

живу

(John C Y Leung)

for Secretary for Constitutional Affairs

JL-267