The fourth report of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) is available online today (February 4). 

     "The HKSAR report forms part of the third periodic report submitted by the People's Republic of China to the United Nations (UN) under the Covenant", a government spokesman said. 

     "The report sets out the progress of the implementation of the ICESCR in Hong Kong since the hearing on the previous report by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 2014 till end 2018. It also responds to the concerns and recommendations of the Committee at the hearing."

     In line with established practice, the report will be examined by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in a future hearing, the date of which is to be fixed. 

     The full text of the report, in Chinese and English, is available on the website of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau (www.cmab.gov.hk/en/press/reports_human.htm).  Copies of the report will be distributed to stakeholders, including Legislative Council Members, members of the Human Rights Forum, Children's Rights Forum, Ethnic Minorities Forum, Committee on the Promotion of Racial Harmony and relevant non-government organisations, as well as at the Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of District Offices later.

Ends/Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Issued at HKT 18:07

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