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reports are then sent to the UK for submission to the

Committee in accordance with Article 16 (2) (a). The Chinese

side may find it helpful, in connection with reports on the

Hong Kong SAR that they will be submitting to the Committee

after 1997, to have copies of past reports which are at

Annex E.

Benefits

6.

The application

underlines the Hong Kong

protection

of the Covenant to Hong Kong

Government's

commitment to the

of

the rights

and freedoms in Hong Kong.

Its

after

1997 will

demonstrate

that

rights and freedoms

remain will

unchanged,

in

continued application

these

accordance with the provisions of the JD and BL.

Proposals

7.

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and

the

Given that the Governments of the United Kingdom

the People's Republic of China have already agreed that

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

which may become

international

PRC in some appropriate way to indicate

Contracting

parties

rights

and

Parties,

and all Governments

the

from

the

before 1 July 1997 that all

obligations

arising

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