TNAG-2554-FCO40-3729-International-Covenant-on-Civil-and-Political-Rights-(ICCPR)-1992 — Page 20

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Item 8.9

The International Covenant on

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, New York 1966

The

International Covenant on Economic, Social

Rights (the 'Covenant')

and Cultural

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sets out basic human

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rights and freedoms (text at Annex A). The United Kingdom

(UK) ratified the Covenant on 20 May 1976 and included Hong

Kong in its ratification (reference at Annex B) The

Covenant entered into force for the United Kingdom (and

Hong Kong) on 20 August 1976, in accordance with Article

27. The UK made a number of reservations and declarations,

both upon signature and upon ratification. The text of

those which have applied to Hong Kong since 20 August 1976

is at Annex C.

2.

Under

Article 26, the Covenant is open to

accession by any State

Member of the United Nations or

member of any of its

Party to the statute of the International Court of Justice,

and by any other State which has been invited by the

General Assembly of the United Nations to become a party to

present Covenant. The People's Republic of China (PRC)

is not a party to the Covenant.

specialized agencies, by any State

the

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