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ERMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.

The UK Government should extend the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination

Against Women

(CEDAW) to Hong Kong.

Women concern groups have been pressing for the elimination of

In

discrimination against woman in Hong Kong. December 1992, the Legislative Council passed a motion calling for the extension of CEDAW to Hong Kong. A Green Paper was published in August to solicit the views of the public on measures to promote equal

opportunities for men and

vonen.

We are

The Long Kong Government subscribes to the principle of equality between men and wonen. The Green Paper sets out psitive measures to promote equal opportunities and to foster equality between the sexes. keen to bear public views of these The consultation period for tle Green Paper will expire at the end of this year. Thereafter, we will revise a strategy to promote equal opportunities and a decision will then be taken on the extension of CEDAW to Hong Kong.

Beasures.

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