| List of Treaties
in Force and Applicable to
the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region
(as at 2.4.2013)
Table of Contents
1.
Political, Diplomatic and Defence
| 101 | Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Vienna, 18.4.1961 |
| 102 | Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, Vienna, 24.4.1963 |
| 103 | Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, Vienna, 23.5.1969 |
| 104 | Antarctic Treaty, Washington, 1.12.1959, as supplemented
by Protocol in 1991 | | 105 | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Montego
Bay, 10.12.1982 | | 106 | Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International
Disputes, The Hague, 29.7.1899 | | 107 | Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International
Disputes, The Hague, 18.10.1907 | | 108 | Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating,
Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, Geneva, 17.6.1925 |
| 109 | Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of
the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, Geneva, 12.8.1949, as supplemented
by Protocols I and II in 1977 | | 110 | Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of
Wounded, Sick and Ship-wrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, Geneva, 12.8.1949,
as supplemented by Protocols I and II in 1977 | | 111 | Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of
War, Geneva, 12.8.1949, as supplemented by Protocols I and II in 1977 | | 112 | Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons
in Time of War, Geneva, 12.8.1949, as supplemented by Protocols I
and II
in 1977 | | 113 | Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in
the Event of Armed Conflict, The Hague,14.5.1954, as supplemented by the
First Protocol of even date | | 114 | Additional Protocol II to the Treaty for the Prohibition
of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, Mexico City, 14.2.1967 |
| 115 | Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,
opened for signature in London, Moscow and Washington on 1.7.1968 |
| 116 | Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear
Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor
and in the Subsoil Thereof, London, Moscow and Washington, 11.2.1971 |
| 117 | Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production
and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their
Destruction, opened for signature in London, Moscow and Washington on 10.4.1972 | | 118 | Convention on the Prohibition of Military or any other
Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques, New York, 10.12.1976 |
| 119 |
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which May
be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, Geneva,
10.10.1980, as supplemented by Protocols I, II (amended in 1996) and III of even date, Protocol IV in 1995, Protocol V in 2003; and as amended in 2001 | | 120 | Protocols II and III to the South Pacific Nuclear Free
Zone Treaty, opened for signature in Suva on 8.8.1986 |
| 121 |
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production,
Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, opened for signature
in Paris on 13.1.1993 |
| 122 | Protocols I and II of the African Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Pelindaba Treaty), Cairo, 11.4.1996 | | (See
also 1702, 1703, 1704, 1708, 1711, 1718, 1727 and 1730)
Sub-total
: 22 | 2. Drugs 3. International
Crimes | #301 | Agreement for the Suppression of the Circulation of
Obscene Publications, Paris, 4.5.1910, as amended in 1949 | | #302 | International Convention for the Suppression of the
Circulation of and Traffic in Obscene Publications, Geneva, 12.9.1923, as
amended in 1947 | | 303 | Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime
of Genocide, New York, 9.12.1948 | | 304 | Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed
on Board Aircraft, Tokyo, 14.9.1963 | | 305 | Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of
Aircraft, The Hague, 16.12.1970 | | 306 | Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against
the Safety of Civil Aviation, Montreal, 23.9.1971, as supplemented in 1988 | | 307 | Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes
Against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents, New York,
14.12.1973 | | 308 | International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages,
opened for signature in New York on 18.12.1979 | | 309 | Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against
the Safety of Maritime Navigation, Rome, 10.3.1988 and Protocol of even date | | #310 | Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for
the Purpose of Detection, Montreal, 1.3.1991 | | 311 | Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated
Personnel, New York, 9.12.1994 | | 312 | International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist
Bombings, opened for signature in New York on 12.1.1998 | | 313 | International Convention for the Suppression of the
Financing of Terrorism, New York, 9.12.1999 | | 314 | United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized
Crime, New York, 15.11.2000 | | 315 | United Nations Convention against Corruption, New York,
31.10.2003 | | 316 | Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and
Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia, Tokyo, 11.11.2004 | |
(See also 1716) Sub-total : 16 |
4.
Private International Law | 401
| Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International
Law, The Hague, 31.10.1951, as amended in 2007 | | 402 | Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign
Arbitral Awards, New York, 10.6.1958 | | #403 | Convention on the Conflicts of Laws Relating to the
Form of Testamentary Dispositions, The Hague, 5.10.1961 | | #404 | Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation
for Foreign Public Documents, The Hague, 5.10.1961 | | 405 | Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial
Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters, The Hague, 15.11.1965 |
| 406 | Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil
or Commercial Matters, The Hague, 18.3.1970 | | #407 | Convention on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal
Separations, The Hague, 1.6.1970 | | #408 | Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child
Abduction, The Hague, 25.10.1980 | | #409 | Convention on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on Their
Recognition, The Hague, 1.7.1985 | | 410 | Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation
in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, the Hague, 29.5.1993 |
Sub-total : 10 |
5. Customs
| #501 | International
Convention Relating to the Simplification of Customs Formalities and Protocol
of Signature, Geneva, 3.11.1923 | | #502
|
Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials,
opened for signature at Lake Success, New York on 22.11.1950 |
| #503 | International
Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising
Material, Geneva, 7.11.1952 | | #504
| Convention
Concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, New York, 4.6.1954, as supplemented
by the Additional Protocol of even date, and amended in 1966 |
| #505 |
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles, New
York, 4.6.1954, as amended in 1984, 1991 and 1998 | | #506
|
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation for Private Use of Aircraft and
Pleasure Boats, Geneva, 18.5.1956 | | #507
|
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles, Geneva,
18.5.1956, as amended in 1982 and 1991 | | #508
|
European Convention on Customs Treatment of Pallets Used in International Transport,
Geneva, 9.12.1960 | | #509
|
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Professional Equipment, Brussels,
8.6.1961 | | 510 |
Customs Convention Concerning Facilities for the Importation of Goods for Display
or Use at Exhibitions, Fairs, Meetings, or Similar Events, Brussels, 8.6.1961 |
| 511 | Customs
Convention on the "ATA Carnet" for the Temporary Admission of Goods,
Brussels, 6.12.1961, as amended in 1987 |
| 512 | Customs
Convention on Containers, Geneva, 2.12.1972, as amended in 1981,
1984,
1985,
1988
and 1994 | | 513 | Convention
on Temporary Admission, Istanbul, 26.6.1990 (Annexes
A, B.1, #B.2,#B.6,
#B.7
and #C
only) | (See also 1001
and 1714) Sub-total : 13 | 6. Marine
Pollution
| 601 |
International
Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution
Casualties, Brussels, 29.11.1969, as supplemented in 1973
and as amended in 1991,
1996, 2002 and 2007 | | 602 | Convention
on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, London,
Mexico City, Moscow and Washington, 29.12.1972, as amended in 1978 (Incineration),
1980, 1989
and 1993 | | 603 | Protocol
of 1996 to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of
Wastes and Other Matter, London, 7.11.1996 | | 604 |
International
Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from
Ships, London, 2.11.1973, as modified and supplemented
in 1978,
and as amended in 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990,
1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000,
2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011, and the Protocol
of 1997
as amended in 2005, 2008, 2010 and 2011 |
| 605 | Protocol
of 1992 to amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution
Damage, London, 27.11.1992, as amended in 2000 |
| #606 | Protocol
of 1992 to amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International
Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, London, 27.11.1992, as amended
in 2000 |
| 607 |
International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation,
London, 30.11.1990, as amended in 2000 |
| 608 |
International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, London, 23.3.2001 | (See also 1713)
Sub-total :8 | 7. Science
and Technology
| #701
|
Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear
Energy, Paris, 29.7.1960, as amended in 1964 and
1982 |
| 702 |
Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States
in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including
the Moon and other Celestial Bodies, London, Moscow
and Washington, 27.1.1967 |
| 703 |
Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts
and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space,
London, Moscow and Washington, 22.4.1968 |
| 704 |
Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused
by Space Objects, London, Moscow and Washington,
29.3.1972 |
| 705 |
Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer
Space, opened for signature in New York on 14.1.1975 |
| 706 |
Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management
and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management,
Vienna, 5.9.1997 |
| 707 |
Framework Agreement for International Collaboration on Research
and Development of Generation IV Nuclear Energy
Systems, Washington, 28.2.2005 |
( See also 1731 and 1740)
Sub-total : 7
|
8. Civil Aviation
| 801 | The Convention on International Civil Aviation, Chicago,
7.12.1944, as amended in 1947, 1954[(a),
(b)],
1961, 1962, 1968, 1971 [(a),
(b)],
1974,
1977[(a),
(b)],
1980, 1984, 1989 and 1990 | | #802 | International Air Services Transit Agreement, Chicago,
7.12.1944 | | 803 | Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating
to International Carriage by Air, Warsaw, 12.10.1929, as amended in 1955. | | #804 | 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, Guadalajara, 18.9.1961 |
| 805 | Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for
International Carriage by Air, Montreal, 28.5.1999 |
( See also 304, 305, 306 and #310) Sub-total
: 5 | 9. Merchant
Shipping | 901
| International Convention for the Unification of Certain
Rules of Law with Respect to Collision between Vessels, Brussels, 23.9.1910 |
| #902 | Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law
Relating to Assistance and Salvage at Sea, Brussels, 23.9.1910 |
| #903 | Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit, Barcelona,
20.4.1921 | | #904 | Convention
and Statute on the Regime of Navigable Waterways of International Concern, Barcelona,
20.4.1921 | | #905 | Declaration
Recognising the Right to a Flag of States Having No Sea-coast, Barcelona, 20.4.1921 |
| #906 | Convention and Statute on the International Regime of
Maritime Ports, Geneva, 9.12.1923 | | #907 | International Convention for the Unification of Certain
Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading, Brussels, 25.8.1924, as amended
in 1968 and 1979 | | #908 | International Convention on Certain Rules Concerning
Civil Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision, Brussels, 10.5.1952 [Disclaimer] | | #909 | International
Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to Penal Jurisdiction
in Matters of Collision or other Incidents of Navigation, Brussels, 10.5.1952 |
| #910 | International Convention Relating to the Arrest of Sea-going
Ships, Brussels, 10.5.1952 [Disclaimer] | | 911 |
Convention
on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, London, 9.4.1965, as amended
in 1969,
1973,
1977,
1986,
1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999 , 2002 , 2005 and 2009 | | 912 |
International Convention on Load Lines, London, 5.4.1966,
as supplemented in 1988 (amended in 2003,
2004, 2006 and 2008), and as amended in 2005 |
| 913 | International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships,
London, 23.6.1969 | | #914
| Special Trade
Passenger Ships Agreement, London, 6.10.1971, as supplemented in 1973 | | 915 |
Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing
Collisions at Sea, London, 20.10.1972, with International Regulations as amended
in 1981, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2001 and 2007 | | 916 |
International Convention for Safe Containers, 2.12.1972,
as amended in 1981, 1983, 1991 and 2010 | | 917 | Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences,
Geneva, 6.4.1974 | | 918 |
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, London,
1.11.1974, as modified and supplemented by Protocols
in 1978 (amended in 1981 and 1988) and 1988 (amended in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010), and as
amended in 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992,
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 |
| 919 | Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers
and Their Luggage by Sea, Athens, 13.12.1974, as amended in 1976 | | #920 | Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims,
London, 19.11.1976 | | 921 |
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification
and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, London, 7.7.1978, as amended in 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997 , 2006 and 2010 | | 922
|
The Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping
Code, London, 7.7.1995, as amended in 1997, 1998, 2004, 2006 and 2010 | | 923 | International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue,
Hamburg, 27.4.1979, as amended in 1998 and 2004 | | 924 | International Convention on Salvage, London, 28.4.1989 |
( See also #1101, 1510, 1511, #1518,
#1522, #1527, #1531, #1536, 1713, 1723, 1729 and 1730 ) Sub-total
: 24 | 10. Investment,
Trade and Industry
| 1001 | Convention Relating to International Exhibitions, Paris,
22.11.1928, as modified in 1948, 1966, 1972, 1982
and 1988
| (See also 1706, 1707,
1715, 1719, 1721, 1722, 1732, 1733, 1737 and #1739) Sub-total
: 1 | 11. Health 12. Intellectual
Property
| 1201 |
Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, Paris,
20.3.1883, as revised in 1900, 1911, 1925, 1934,
1958 and 1967 and amended in 1979 |
| 1202 |
Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works,
Berne, 9.9.1886, as revised in 1908, 1928, 1948,
1967 and 1971 and amended in 1979 |
| 1203 |
Universal Copyright Convention, Geneva, 6.9.1952, as revised
in 1971 and as supplemented by Protocols #1 and
#2 of 1971 |
| 1204 |
Patent Co-operation Treaty, Washington, 19.6.1970, as amended
in 1979 and modified in 1984 |
| 1205 |
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms
Against Unauthorised Duplication of Their Phonograms,
Geneva, 29.10.1971 |
| 1206 |
WIPO
Copyright Treaty (WCT), Geneva, 20.12.1996 |
| 1207 |
WIPO
Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), Geneva,
20.12.1996 |
( See also 1724 and 1736)
Sub-total : 7
|
13. Environment
and Conservation
| 1301 |
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling,
Washington, 2.12.1946, as amended in 1956 (Schedule) |
| 1302 |
Plant Protection Agreement for the Asia and Pacific Region,
Rome, 27.2.1956, as amended in 1967, 1979 and 1983
(Aritcle 1(a) only) |
| 1303 |
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, Especially
as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar, 2.2.1971, as amended
in 1982 |
| 1304 |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
of Wild Fauna and Flora, Washington, 3.3.1973,
as amended in 1979 |
| #1305 |
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild
Animals, Bonn, 23.6.1979 |
| 1306 |
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer,
Vienna, 22.3.1985, as supplemented by Protocol
in 1987 (amended in 1990, 1992, 1997 and 1999) |
| 1307 |
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement
of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Basel, 22.3.1989 |
| 1308 |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, New
York, 9.5.1992, as supplemented by Protocol
in 1997 |
| 1309 |
Convention
on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain
Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International
Trade, Rotterdam, 10.9.1998 |
| 1310 |
Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Stockholm,
22.5.2001 |
| 1311 |
Convention on Biological Diversity, Rio de Janeiro, 5.6.1992 and Protocol of 2000 |
|
( See also 1705, 1712 and 1734
)
Sub-total : 11
|
14. Postal
15. International Labour Conventions
| #1501 | Unemployment Convention, Washington, 28.11.1919 (ILC
No. 2) | | #1502 | Maternity Protection Convention, Washington, 28.11.1919
(ILC No. 3) | | #1503 | Unemployment Indemnity (Shipwreck) Convention, Genoa,
9.7.1920 (ILC No. 8) | | 1504 | Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention, Geneva,
12.11.1921 (ILC No. 11) | | #1505 | Workmen's Compensation (Agriculture) Convention, Geneva,
12.11.1921 (ILC No. 12) | | 1506 | Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, Geneva, 17.11.1921
(ILC No. 14) | | 1507 | Medical Examination of Young Persons (Sea) Convention,
Geneva, 11.11.1921 (ILC No. 16) | | #1508 | Workmen's Compensation (Accidents) Convention, Geneva,
10.6.1925 (ILC No. 17) | | 1509 | Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation) Convention,
Geneva, 5.6.1925 (ILC No. 19) | | 1510 | Seamen's Articles of Agreement Convention, Geneva, 24.6.1926
(ILC No. 22) | | 1511 | Repatriation of Seamen Convention, Geneva, 23.6.1926
(ILC No. 23) | | #1512 | Forced Labour Convention, Geneva, 28.6.1930 (ILC No.
29) | | 1513 | Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention (Revised),
Geneva, 27.4.1932 (ILC No. 32) | | #1514 | Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention
(Revised), Geneva, 21.6.1934 (ILC No. 42) | | #1515 | Recruiting of Indigenous Workers Convention, Geneva,
20.6.1936 (ILC No. 50) | | #1516 | Contracts of Employment (Indigenous Workers) Convention,
Geneva, 27.6.1939 (ILC No. 64) | | #1517 | Penal Sanctions (Indigenous Workers) Convention, Geneva,
27.6.1939 (ILC No. 65) | | #1518 | Certification of Able Seamen Convention, Seattle, 29.6.1946
(ILC No. 74) | | #1519 | Labour Inspection Convention, Geneva, 11.7.1947 (ILC
No. 81) | | #1520 | Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to
Organise Convention, San Francisco, 9.7.1948 (ILC No. 87) | | #1521 | Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention (Revised),
San Francisco, 10.7.1948 (ILC No. 90) | | #1522 | Accommodation of Crews Convention (Revised), Geneva,
18.6.1949 (ILC No. 92) | | #1523 | Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), Geneva,
1.7.1949 (ILC No. 97) | | #1524 | Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention,
Geneva, 1.7.1949 (ILC No. 98) | | #1525
| Holidays with Pay (Agriculture) Convention, Geneva,
26.6.1952 (ILC No. 101) | | #1526 | Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, Geneva, 25.6.1957
(ILC No. 105) | | #1527 | Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, Geneva, 13.5.1958
(ILC No. 108) | | #1528 | Radiation Protection Convention, Geneva, 22.6.1960 (ILC
No. 115) | | 1529 | Employment Policy Convention, Geneva, 9.7.1964 (ILC
No. 122) | | #1530 | Medical Examination of Young Persons (Underground Work)
Convention, Geneva, 23.6.1965 (ILC No. 124) | | #1531 | Accommodation of Crews (Supplementary Provisions) Convention,
Geneva, 30.10.1970 (ILC No. 133) | | 1532 | Minimum Age Convention, Geneva, 26.6.1973 (ILC No. 138) |
| #1533 | Rural Workers' Organisations Convention, Geneva, 23.6.1975
(ILC No. 141) | | #1534 | Human Resources Development Convention, Geneva, 23.6.1975
(ILC No. 142) | | 1535 | Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards)
Convention, Geneva, 21.6.1976 (ILC No. 144) | | #1536 | Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, Geneva,
29.10.1976 (ILC No. 147) | | #1537 | Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration)
Convention, Geneva, 20.6.1977 (ILC No. 148) | | 1538 | Labour Administration Convention, Geneva, 26.6.1978
(ILC No. 150) | | #1539 | Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, Geneva,
27.6. 1978 (ILC No. 151) | | #1540 | Labour Statistics Convention, Geneva, 25.6.1985 (ILC
No. 160) | | 1541 | Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, Geneva, 17.6.1999
(ILC No. 182) | ( See
also 1701 ) Sub-total : 41 | 16. Human Rights
| #1601 |
International Agreement for the Suppression of the White
Slave Traffic, Paris, 18.5.1904, as amended in 1949 |
| #1602 |
International Convention for the Suppression of the White
Slave Traffic, Paris, 4.5.1910, as amended in 1949 |
| #1603 |
International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic
in Women and Children, Geneva, 30.9.1921 |
| #1604 |
Slavery Convention, Geneva, 25.9.1926, as amended in
1953 |
| #1605 |
Convention on the Political Rights of Women, opened for
signature in New York on 31.3.1953 |
| #1606
|
Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons,
New York, 28.9.1954 |
| #1607 |
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the
Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar
to Slavery, Geneva, 7.9.1956 |
| #1608 |
Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage
and Registration of Marriages, opened for signature
in New York on 10.12.1962 |
| 1609 |
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Racial Discrimination, opened for signature in
New York on 7.3.1966 |
| *1610 |
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights, New York, 16.12.1966 |
| #*1611 |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, New
York, 16.12.1966 |
| 1612 |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women, opened for signature in New York
on 1.3.1980 |
| 1613 |
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, New York,
10.12.1984 |
| 1614 |
Convention on the Rights of the Child, New York, 20.11.1989,
as amended in 1995 |
| 1615 |
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, New York, 25.5.2000 |
| 1616 |
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, New
York, 13.12.2006 |
Sub-total : 16
|
17. International Organisations
| 1701 | Constitution of the International Labour Organisation,
Versailles, 28.6.1919, as amended in 1922, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1962 and 1972 |
| 1702 | Protocol Regarding the Immunities of the Bank for International
Settlements, Brussels, 30.7.1936 | | 1703 | Charter of the United Nations, San Francisco, 26.6.1945,
as amended in 1963, 1965 and 1971 | | 1704 | Statute of the International Court of Justice, San Francisco,
26.6.1945 | | 1705 | Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organisation
of the United Nations, Quebec, 16.10.1945, as amended | | 1706 | Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund, Washington, 22.7.1944, as amended in 1968, 1976, 1990, 1997 and 2008 |
| 1707 | Articles of Agreement of the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, Washington, 22.7.1944, as amended |
| 1708 | Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United
Nations, New York, 13.2.1946 | | 1709 | Constitution of the World Health Organisation, New York,
22.7.1946, as amended in 1959, 1967, 1973, 1976, 1986 and 1998 | | 1710 |
Convention of the World Meteorological Organisation,
11.10.1947, Washington, as amended in 1959, 1963, 1967, 1975, 1979
and 1983 |
| 1711 | Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialised
Agencies of the United Nations, New York, 21.11.1947 [ Only Annexes I, II
(2nd Revised Text), III, IV, V, VI, VII (3rd Revised Text), VIII, IX, XI, XII
(Revised Text), XIII & XIV ] | | 1712 | Agreement for the Establishment of the Asia-Pacific
Fishery Commission, Baguio, 26.2.1948, as amended in 1976, 1993 and 1996 |
| 1713 |
Convention on the International Maritime Organisation,
Geneva, 6.3.1948, as amended in 1964, 1965, 1974, 1975, 1977 , 1979, 1991 and 1993 | | 1714 | Convention Establishing a Customs Co-operation Council,
Brussels, 15.12.1950 | | 1715 | Articles of Agreement of the International Finance Corporation,
Washington, 25.5.1955, as amended through 28.4.1993 | | 1716 | Constitution of the International Criminal Police Organisation,
Vienna, 13.6.1956, as amended in 1962, 1964, 1977, 1984 and 1997 |
| 1717 | Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency, New
York, 26.10.1956, as amended in 1961, 1970 and 1984 | | 1718 | Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International
Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1.7.1959 | | 1719 | Articles of Agreement of the International Development
Association, Washington, 26.1.1960 | | 1720 |
Constitution of the Universal Postal Union, Vienna,
10.7.1964, as amended in 1969, 1974, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999 and 2004 |
| 1721 | Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes
between States and Nationals of Other States, Washington, 18.3.1965 |
| 1722 | Agreement Establishing the Asian Development Bank, Manila,
4.12.1965 | | 1723 | Convention on the International Hydrographic Organisation,
Monaco, 3.5.1967 | | 1724 | Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property
Organisation, Stockholm, 14.7.1967, as amended in 1979 | | 1725 | Statute
and Rules of Procedure of the Typhoon Committee, Bangkok, 2.3.1968, as amended
in 1973 | | 1726 | Agreement Relating to the International Telecommunications
Satellite Organisation, Washington, 20.8.1971, as amended in 1995 and 2000 |
1727 | Protocol
on INTELSAT Privileges, Exemptions and Immunities, Washington, 19.5.1978 |
| 1728 | Constitution of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity, as last
amended in New Delhi, 23.10.2002 | | 1729 |
Convention and Operating Agreement on the International
Mobile Satellite Organisation, London, 3.9.1976,
as amended in 1985 ,1989 and 1998 |
| 1730 | Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International
Mobile Satellite Organisation (Inmarsat), London, 1.12.1981 |
| 1731 |
Statutes of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Madrid, 13.9.1983, as supplemented in 2007 |
| 1732 | Arrangement
Establishing the International Textiles and Clothing Bureau, Geneva, 21.5.1984 |
| 1733 | Convention Establishing the Multilateral Investment
Guarantee Agency, Seoul, 11.10.1985, as amended in 2010 | | 1734 | Constitution of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union, Bangkok,
4.12.1985, as amended in 1995 and 2000 | | 1735 | Agreement on the Network of Aquaculture Centre in Asia
and the Pacific, Bangkok, 8.1.1988, as amended in 1992 | | 1736 | Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication
Union, Geneva, 22.12.1992,as amended in1994 | | 1737 | The Uruguay Round Final Act (WTO Agreements), Marrakesh,
15.4.1994 (including #Annex 4(b):Agreement on Government Procurement) |
| 1738 |
Statute
of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, 1.5.1995, as amended in 2005 |
| #1739 | Agreement Establishing the Advisory Centre on WTO Law,
Seattle, 30.11.1999
|
| 1740 |
Convention
of the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organisation, Beijing, 28.10.2005 |
| 1741 |
Agreement on the Establishment of the ITER International Fusion Energy Organization for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project, Paris, 21.11.2006 |
| 1742 | Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the ITER International Fusion Energy Organization for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project, Paris, 21.11.2006 |
Sub-total : 42 |
18. Transport 19. Telecommunications
| #1901 | Convention for the Protection of Submarine Cables, Paris,
14.3.1884, as amended in 1886 and Final Protocol Thereto, Paris, 7.7.1887 |
| 1902 | International Agreement on the Use of INMARSAT Ship
Earth Stations within the Territorial Sea and Ports, London, 16.10.1985 |
( See also 1726, 1727,
1728, 1729, 1730 and 1735 ) Sub-total : 2 |
20. Culture,
Entertainment and Sports
| # | Represents
a treaty which does not apply to the Mainland of China. | | * | This
international covenant is applicable to the HKSAR pursuant to the Joint Declaration
and Article 39 of the Basic Law. | |
