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A five-member team representing the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government will attend a meeting under the Universal Periodic Review mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland from October 22 to 25 (Geneva time).
The delegation will be led by the Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Lau Kong-wah, and will comprise officials from the Labour and Welfare Bureau, the Security Bureau, the Department of Justice and the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau.
A Government spokesperson today (October 18) said, "The representatives of the HKSAR Government will attend the meeting as members of China's delegation. During the meeting, the UNHRC will examine China's second report under the Universal Periodic Review mechanism, which includes a part concerning the HKSAR. The HKSAR delegates will answer questions in relation to the various human right issues in the HKSAR."
The part concerning the HKSAR in China's second report under the UNHRC Universal Periodic Review mechanism has been uploaded to the website of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau (www.cmab.gov.hk/en/press/reports_human.htm).
Ends/Friday, October 18, 2013
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