Rao Geping：“HK cannot withdraw from UN convention”

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

NationalPeoplesCongressdeputyAmbroseLeeSiu-kwonglastweekproposedtothecentralauthoritytoallowHongKongtowithdrawfromtheconvention.

Rao,aPekingUniversitylawprofessorandamemberintheHKSARBasicLawCommitteeundertheNPCStandingCommittee,saidthereisnoprecedentforapartofthecountrytodenounceaconventionthatappliesnationwide.

Abusesshouldbetackledbylocallegislationtoplugtheloopholesspecifictotheabusesituation,headded.

TheHongKonggovernmentstatedonSaturdayeveningthattheyhavenoplantodenouncetheconventionaltogether.