TNAG-2512-FCO40-3665-Future-of-Hong-Kong-International-Rights-and-Obligations-(IR-1992 — Page 171

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Convention on the Rights of the Child, New York 1989

Item 8.12

The Convention Оп the Rights of the Child ("the

vention"} was adopted on 20 November 1989. The United

¡dom ratified the Convention on 16 December 1991. The

ole's Republic of China ratified the Convention on

irch 1992.

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Y

On 3 April 1992, we consulted the Chinese side in

rdance with the Agreed Guidelines on the extension of

Convention to Hong Kong (see Annex A). On 15 May 1992,

Chinese side confirmed that they had no objection in

ciple to the extension of the Convention to Hong Kong

its continued application to the HKSAR after 1997.

997,

to

to

the

ides

whether or not the declarations or reservations made

two sides currently should apply to Hong Kong-after

the question may be resolved altogether when both

discuss the question

ΟΠ how the Convention should

४ to Hong Kong (See Annex B).

nded to Hong Kong on

ts

The Convention wa s

ΙΠ the light of the above, the international

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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