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Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,

Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,

New York 1984

Item 8.11

man

The Convention against Torture

Or Degrading Treatment

ention") was adopted by the

and Other Cruel,

Punishment ("the

General Assembly of the

or

ed Nations on 10 December 1984. The United Kingdom

fied the Convention on 8 December 1988. The People's

blic O E China became â party to the Convention on

tober 1988.

On 28 October 1988, we consulted the Chinese side

accordance with the Agreed Guidelines on the extension

the Convention to Hong Kong (see Annex A). On 1

-cember 1988, the Chinese side confirmed that they had no

bjection in principle to the Convention being applied to

ong Kong and continuing to apply to the HKSAR after 1997

Annex B)

The Convention was extended to Hong Kong

see

In the light Of the above, the international

ts and obligations affecting Hong Kong arising from the

should, in accordance with the Joint

ention

aration,

continue to apply to the HKSAR after 30 June

The two sides will further consider what action will

ecessary to achieve this objective.

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