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5.

Contracting

Parties

also undertake to co-operate

with each other and with the United Nations to give effect

to

the provisions in the Convention and, to communicate to

the Secretary-General of the United Nations copies of any

administrative measures enacted or

implement the provisions of the

laws, regulations and

put

into

effect

to

Convention.

Benefit

6.

While.

slavery and

the

slave

in trade

its

traditional forms does not exist in Hong Kong, contemporary Forms of slavery such as servile forms of marriage and the

exploitation of children and young persons have not been

completely stamped out.

Hong Kong's concerted

and the slave trade.

The Convention is important to

effort against all forms of slavery

Proposal

7.

The

Declaration.

British side propose that the Convention should continue to apply to the Hong Kong SAR after 30 June

1997 in accordance with the Joint

People's Republic of China is not

Convention.

indicate

The

party to the

It will therefore be necessary for the CPG to

to all present Contracting Parties, and all Governments which may become parties before 1 July 1997, that all the international rights and obligations arising

from the Convention, to the extent that they apply to Hong

Kong, will be assumed by the CPG with effect from 1 July and apply to the HKSAR of the PRC. It will further be

SO far મૂક

those possible that Contracting Parties either agree, or at least acquiesce. In the opinion of the British side, the best method for securing this objective would be as described in paragraph

1997

necessary

to

ensure

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