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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1782
OF 0209O4Z JULY 92
INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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HK TELNO 1488: IRO SUB-GROUP: MULTILATERAL TREATIES: HUMAN RIGHTS
1. PARA 1 OF TUR: WE ARE FAXING TO HARKIN, HKD THE REMAINING NINE PAPERS IN THE CATEGORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS (ITEMS 8.1 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8 8 .11 AND 8.12) GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS.
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2. THE PAPER ON ITEMS 8 1 8.2 REFERS TO THE CO-ORDINATING AUTHORITY FOR COMPILING INFORMATION ON THE PROCUREMENT OF WOMEN OR GIRLS FOR IMMORAL PURPOSES ABROAD. WE ARE CHECKING WHO IS THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY HERE AND WILL LET YOU KNOW LATER.
3. WE STATED IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE PAPER ON ITEM 8.3 THAT THE UN HAD ASSUMED THE EXERCISE OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS AND POWERS PREVIOUSLY ENTRUSTED TO THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SEND US ANY RELEVANT LEAGUE AND/OR UN DOCUMENTS CONFIRMING
UN SUCCESSION.
4. PAPERS ON ITEMS 8.11 AND 8.12 HAVE BEEN KEPT BRIEF AS WE HAVE ALREADY CONSULTED THE CHINESE SIDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREED CONSULTATION GUIDELINES ON NEW IROS. THESE TWO CONVENTIONS HAVE NOT YET BEEN EXTENDED TO HONG KONG AND THEREFORE THE DATES OF EXTENSION HAVE BEEN LEFT BLANK. WE EXPECT THIS WILL HAVE BEEN DONE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR (YRTELNO 515 AND 892). WE SHALL WITHHOLD THE PAPERS FROM HANDING OVER UNTIL THE TWO CONVENTIONS ARE EXTENDED TO HK AS THE IRO SUB-GROUP DEALS PRINCIPALLY WITH
EXISTING IROS.
5. WE ARE ALSO CAREFULLY STUDYING WHETHER ANY RESERVATIONS MADE ON ITEMS 8.5 8.7 8.8 AND 8.12 SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN IN RESPECT OF HONG KONG. WE SHALL REVERT WHEN COMPLETING OUR STUDY.
WILSON
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