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Hong Kong Treaty Project

   

Letter of Notification by the PRC
Annex II

The treaties applicable to Hong Kong listed in this page are ones to which the People's Republic of China was not a party to as of 20 June 1997. These treaties did apply to Hong Kong prior to the change of sovereignty, and continue to apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with effect from 1 July 1997.

 
 
Documentary source: 36 I.L.M. 1675, International Legal Materials, vol XXXVI, No.6, Nov 1997: 1675 - 1691

Annotations added by the Centre for Comparative and Public Law

Letter of notification of treaties applicable to Hong Kong after 1 July 1997, deposited by the Government of the People's Republic of China with the Secretary-General of the United Nations on 20 June 1997.

Annex II
  
 

List by Subject

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International Crime

Private International Law

Customs

Marine Pollution

Science and Technology

Civil Aviation

Merchant Shipping

Trade

Health

Intellectual Property

Conservation

Transport

Telecommunications

Human Rights

International Labour Conventions

Conventions Establishing International Organizations



 
 

List II

 
 

International Crime

Annex II PRC Notification of treaties applicable to the HKSAR

1. Agreement for the Suppression of the Circulation of Obscene Publications, 4 May 1910, and its Protocol done on 4 May 1949

2. International Convention for the Suppression of the Circulation of and Traffic in Obscene Publications, 12 September 1923 and the Protocol amending the Convention, done on 12 November 1947

3. Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports serving International Civil Aviation, done at Montreal, 24 February 1988
 
 

Private International Law

Annex II PRC Notification of treaties applicable to the HKSAR

4. Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, 5 October 1961

5. Convention on the Conflicts of Laws relating to the Form of Testamentary Dispositions, 5 October 1961

6. Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters, 18 March 1970

7. Convention on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations, 1 July 1970

8. Convention on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition, 1 July 1985

9. Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, 25 October 1980
 
 

Customs

Annex II PRC Notification of treaties applicable to the HKSAR

10. International Convention relating to the Simplification of Customs Formalities and Protocol of Signature, 3 November 1923

11. Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials, 22 November 1950

12. International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material, 7 November 1952

13. Convention Concerning Customs Facilities for Touring and Additional Protocol relating to the Importation of Touring Publicity Documents and Material, 4 June 1954

14. Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles, 4 June 1954

15. Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation for Private Use of Aircraft and Pleasure Boats, 18 May 1956

16. Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles, 18 May 1956

17. Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Professional Equipment, 8 June 1961

18. European Convention on Customs Treatment of Pallets Used in International Transport, 9 December 1960
 
 

Marine Pollution

Annex II PRC Notification of treaties applicable to the HKSAR

19. International Convention for the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 18 December 1971, and its 1976 Protocol
 
 

Science and Technology

Annex II PRC Notification of treaties applicable to the HKSAR

20. Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy, 29 July 1960, with its Additional Protocol done on 28 January 1964, as amended by the 1982 Protocol
 
 

Civil Aviation

Annex II PRC Notification of treaties applicable to the HKSAR

21. Convention supplementary to the Warsaw Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air Performed by a Person other than the Contracting Carrier, 18 September 1961

22. International Air Service Transit Agreement, 7 December 1944
 
 

Merchant Shipping

Annex II PRC Notification of treaties applicable to the HKSAR

23. International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relation to Assistance and Salvage at Sea, 23 September 1910

24. Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit, 20 April 1921

25. Convention and Statute on the Regime of Navigable Waterways of International Concern, 20 April 1921

26. Declaration Recognizing the Right to a Flag of States Having No Sea-coast, 20 April 1921

27. Convention and Statute on the International Regime of Maritime Ports, 9 December 1923

28. International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Landing, 25 August 1924 and its 1968 and 1979 Protocols

29. International Convention on Certain Rules concerning Civil Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision, 10 May 1952

30. International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to Penal Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision or other Incidents of Navigation, 10 May 1952

31. International Convention relating to the Arrest of Sea-going Ships, 10 May 1952

32. Special Trade Passenger Ships Agreement, 6 October 1971 and its 1973 Protocol on Space Requirements for Special Trade Passenger Ships

33. Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 19 November 1976
 
 

Trade

Annex II PRC Notification of treaties applicable to the HKSAR

34. The Protocols done on 10 May 1948, 16 November 1966 of the International Convention relating to International Exhibitions, 22 November 1928
 
 

Health

Annex II PRC Notification of treaties applicable to the HKSAR

35. Agreement respecting Facilities to be given to Merchant Seamen for the Treatment of Venereal Diseases, 1 December 1924
 
 

International Property

Annex II PRC Notification of treaties applicable to the HKSAR

36. The Protocols of the Universal Copyright Convention, 6 September 1952 as amended in 1971
 
 

Conservation

Annex II PRC Notification of treaties applicable to the HKSAR

37. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 23 June 1979

38. The Copenhagen Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, 25 November 1992
 
 

Transport

Annex II PRC Notification of treaties applicable to the HKSAR

39. Convention on Road Traffic, 19 September 1949
 
 

Telecommunications

Annex II PRC Notification of treaties applicable to the HKSAR

40. International Agreement on the Use of IMMARSAT Ship Earth Stations within the Territorial Sea and Ports, 16 October 1985

41. Convention for the Protection of Submarine Cables, 14 March 1884, amended by the Declaration on the Protection of Submarine Cables done on 1 December 1886, and the Protocol on the Protection of Submarine Cables done on 7 July 1887
 
 

Human Rights

Annex II PRC Notification of treaties applicable to the HKSAR

42. International Agreement for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic, 18 May 1904

43. International Convention for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic, 4 May 1910 and the Protocol amending the Convention, 1949

44. Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery, 7 September 1956

45. Convention on the Political Rights of Women, 31 March 1953

46. Slavery Convention, 25 September 1926, and its Protocol amending the Slavery Convention, 7 December 1953

47, International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children, 30 September 1921

48. Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages, Open for Signature on 10 December 1962

49. Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, 28 September 1954
 
 

International Labour Conventions

Annex II PRC Notification of treaties applicable to the HKSAR

50. Unemployment Convention, 1919 (No.2)

51. Maternity Protection Convention, 1919 (No.3)

52. Minimum Age (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No.5)

53. Unemployment Indemnity (Shipwreck) Convention, 1924 (No.8)

54. Minimum Age (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No.10)

55. Workmen's Compensation (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No.12)

56. Workmen's Compensation (Accidents) Convention, 1925 (No.17)

57. Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No.29)

58. Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention (Revised), 1934 (No.42)

59. Recruiting of Indigenous Workers Convention, 1936 (No.50)

60. Minimum Age (Sea) Convention (Revised), 1936 (No.58)

61. Contracts of Employment (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1939 (No.64)

62. Penal Sanctions (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1939 (No.65)

63. Certificate of Able Seamen Convention, 1946 (No.74)

64. Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No.81)

65. Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No.87)

66. Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention (Revised), 1948 (No.90)

67. Accommodation of Crews Convention, 1949 (No.92)

68. Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No.92)

69. Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No.98)

70. Holidays with Pay (Agriculture) Convention, 1952 (No.101)

71. Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No.105)

72. Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 1958 (No.108)

73. Radiation Protection Convention, 1960 (No.115)

74. Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122)

75. Medical Examination of Young Persons (Underground Work) Convention, 1965 (No.124)

76. Accommodation of Crews(Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1970 (No.133)

77. Rural Workers Organisations Convention, 1975 (No.141)

78. Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No.142)

79. Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976 (No.147)

80. Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention. 1977 (No.148)

81. Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No.150)

82. Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No.151)

83. Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No.160)
 
 

Conventions Establishing International Organizations

Annex II PRC Notification of treaties applicable to the HKSAR

84. Final Acts of the Additional Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union, done at Geneva, 29 December 1992

85. Final Acts of the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union, done at Kyoto, 14 October 1994

86. Agreement for the Establishment of a Regional Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia, the Far East and the South-west Pacific, entered into force on 29 December 1975

87. Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, 15 April 1994

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