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International Convention on the Elimination

of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, New York 1965

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Item 8.8

The Convention on the International Convention on

the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ("the

Convention") was adopted by the General Assembly of the

United Nations On

21 December 1965 and entered into force

its dependent

4

ОП 4 January 1969 (text at Annex A) The United Kingdom

ratified the Convention on 7 March 1969 and extended it to

territories, including Hong Kong (reference

The UK made a number of reservations and and upon ratification.

Kong is at Kong is at Annex C.

at Annex B).

declarations, both upon signature

The text of those which apply to Hong

The aim of the Convention is to co-ordinate and

2.

strengthen

international

action

against

racial

discrimination in all its forms and manifestations in order

to promote understanding between races.

3.

Article 8 of the Convention provides for the

of a Committee on the Elimination of Racial

establishment

Discrimination (the "Committee").

Convention are

required to

The Parties to the

to the reports

submit

Secretary-General of the UN, for transmission to the

Committee, on the

to the

measures they have taken to give effect

in provisions

Committee studies and

9(2)).

The

the Convention (Article 9(1)).

comments upon such reports (Article

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