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Rao Geping：“HK cannot withdraw from UN convention”

March 14, 2016 8 Years ago

(CHINA DAILY) RaoGeping,aBasicLawadvisertothecountry'slegislature,saidHongKongalonecannotwithdrawfromtheUNConventionagainstTorture.

NationalPeoplesCongressdeputyAmbroseLeeSiu-kwonglastweekproposedtothecentralauthoritytoallowHongKongtowithdrawfromtheconvention.

Rao,aPekingUniversitylawprofessorandamemberintheHKSARBasicLawCommitteeundertheNPCStandingCommittee,saidthereisnoprecedentforapartofthecountrytodenounceaconventionthatappliesnationwide.

Abusesshouldbetackledbylocallegislationtoplugtheloopholesspecifictotheabusesituation,headded.

TheHongKonggovernmentstatedonSaturdayeveningthattheyhavenoplantodenouncetheconventionaltogether.

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