Government invites public views on outline of its combined fourth and fifth UNCRPD reports
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) issued today (May 11) the outline of its combined fourth and fifth reports under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) to seek views from all members of the public. The reports will be submitted to the Central People's Government for incorporation into the periodic reports of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the United Nations pursuant to the UNCRPD.
The UNCRPDentered intoforce for the PRC, including the HKSAR, on August 31, 2008. The purpose of the UNCRPD is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedomsby all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity.
In accordance with Article 35 of theUNCRPD, each State Party shall periodically submit reports on the measures taken to discharge its obligations under the UNCRPD for consideration by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Committee). The HKSAR Government submitted its combined second and third reports on the implementation of the UNCRPD in 2018, which were subsequently incorporated into the combined second and third reports submitted by the country to the United Nations, and the reports were considered by the Committee in 2022.
A spokesman for the Labour and Welfare Bureau (LWB) said, "We will report the specific situations on the implementation of the UNCRPD in the HKSAR since the previous reports. We will also respond in the reports to the concerns raised and recommendations made by the Committee in its Concluding Observations published after the hearings held in 2022."
The public consultation period commences today and will end on June 30. The LWB and the Rehabilitation Advisory Committee will cohost public consultation sessions during the consultation period for all members of the public to express their views. Details of the public consultation sessions and the registration arrangements have been published on the LWB's website (https://www.lwb.gov.hk/en/highlights/UNCRPD/index.html).
"We shall summarise comments received during the consultation period and relay them to the relevant Government bureaux and departments for consideration in preparing the combined fourth and fifth UNCRPD reports," the spokesman said.
The proposed outline of the combined fourth and fifth reports under the UNCRPD is available on the LWB's website (https://www.lwb.gov.hk/en/highlights/UNCRPD/Publications/Public%20consultation%20paper_Eng.pdf).
For enquiries, please contact the LWB by fax (2543 0486) or email (uncrpd_consultation@lwb.gov.hk).
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