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Committee's

have spoken at the

matters affecting Hong Kong.

helpful, in connection with

meetings

in

respect of

The Chinese side may find it

that

they

will

be

reports on the Hong Kong SAR

making to the Committee after 1997,

to

have copies of the reports

emanating from the Committee.

and other relevant papers

They are at Annex F.

Benefits

7.

The

application

of

the

to Covenant

underlines the Hong Kong

Government's

Hong Kong

commitment to the

protection

of

the

and freedoms in Hong Kong. rights

Its

continued

application

after

1997

will demonstrate that

these

rights

and freedoms will remain

unchanged,

in

accordance with the provisions of the JD and BL.

Proposals

8.

Given that the Governments of the United Kingdom

and the People's Republic of China have already agreed that

the Covenant

(see paragraph

should continue to apply to the Hong Kong SAR

3 above), it remains necessary only for the

Government of the

to all present

PRC in some appropriate way to indicate

Contracting Parties,

and all Governments

which may become parties before 1 July 1997 that all the

international

rights and

obligations

arising

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from

the