CALL ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE BY EMILY LAU, CHRISTINE LOH AND
DR LEONG (26 JANUARY)
HUMAN RIGHTS
Chinese Accession to the International Covenant of Civil &
Political Rights (ICCPR)
Share your view on need to safeguard human rights in
Hong Kong after 1997.
The Joint Declaration requires that the ICCPR will
remain in force in Hong Kong after 1997. In same
category as other International Treaties which have been
applied to Hong Kong and which we have agreed with the
Chinese in the Joint Liaison Group should apply to Hong
Kong after 1997 (even if China is not a party).
We are discussing with the Chinese the mechanisms for
this. If the Chinese remain unwilling to accede to the
ICCPR we will need to explore with them how Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region could do so.
- We have urged the Chinese to accede to the ICCPR - most
recently last September, when the Chinese Foreign
Minister Qian Qichen met the Troika of EC Foreign
Ministers.
Article XIX Report on Freedom of the Press if raised
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Freedom of the press is something that we and the Hong
Kong Government take very seriously.
Hong Kong Government is undertaking a review of its legislation on this.
Best to wait the outcome of the
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.