List of Treaties
in Force and Applicable to
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(as at 25.10.2017) 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 |
123 |
Agreement among the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Relating to the Organisation of Joint Military Exercises , Bishkek, 27.6.2007 |
124 |
Treaty on Long-Term Good-Neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Members, Bishkek, 16.8.2007 |
125 |
Protocol to the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia, New York, 6.5.2014 |
(See also 1702, 1703, 1704, 1708, 1711, 1718, 1727 ,1730, 1740, 1741 and 1742) Sub-total : 25 |
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 |
Agreement among the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Relating to Combating Anti-terrorism Organisations, St. Petersburg, 7.6.2002 |
316 |
United Nations Convention against Corruption, New York, 31.10.2003 |
317 |
Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia, Tokyo, 11.11.2004 |
318 |
Agreement among the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation on Inter-governmental Co-operation in the Field of Ensuring International Information Security, Yekaterinburg, 16.6.2009 |
(See also 1716, 1740, 1741 and 1742) Sub-total : 18 |
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) |
514 |
International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, Brussels, 14.6.1983, as amended on 24.6.1986 |
(See also 1001 and 1714) Sub-total : 14 |
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, as amended in 2006 |
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, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, and the Protocol of 1997 as amended in 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2016 |
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 1743) 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 and 306) 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 |
#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 |
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, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014), and as amended in 2005 and 2013 |
913 |
International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, London, 23.6.1969, as amended in 2013 |
#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, 2007 and 2013 |
916 |
International Convention for Safe Containers, 2.12.1972, as amended in 1981, 1983, 1991 , 2010 and 2013 |
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, 1988, 2012 and 2015) and 1988 (amended in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2015), 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, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 |
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, as amended by Protocol of 1996 (amended in 2012) |
921 |
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, London, 7.7.1978, as amended in 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997 , 2006 , 2010, 2014 and 2015 |
922 |
The Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code, London, 7.7.1995, as amended in 1997, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2015 |
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 |
Nice Agreement concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks, 15.6.1957, as revised in 1967 and 1977 and amended in 1979 |
1205 |
Patent Co-operation Treaty, Washington, 19.6.1970, as amended in 1979 and modified in 1984 |
1206 |
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorised Duplication of Their Phonograms, Geneva, 29.10.1971 |
1207 |
WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT), Geneva, 20.12.1996 |
1208 |
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), Geneva, 20.12.1996 |
(See also 1724 and 1736) Sub-total : 8 |
13. Environment and Cultural 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 Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, Paris, 23.11.1972 |
1305 |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Washington, 3.3.1973, as amended in 1979 and 1983 |
#1306 |
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, Bonn, 23.6.1979 |
1307 |
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) |
1308 |
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Basel, 22.3.1989 |
1309 |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, New York, 9.5.1992, as supplemented by Protocol in 1997 and Paris Agreement of 2015 |
1310 |
Convention on Biological Diversity, Rio de Janeiro, 5.6.1992 and Protocol of 2000 |
1311 |
Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, Rotterdam, 10.9.1998, as amended in 2004, 2008, 2011 and 2013 |
1312 |
Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Stockholm, 22.5.2001, as amended in 2009 and 2011 |
1313 |
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Paris, 17.10.2003 |
1314 |
Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, Paris, 20.10.2005 |
1315 |
Minamata Convention on Mercury, Kumamoto, 10.10.2013 |
(See also 113, 1705, 1712 and 1735) Sub-total : 15 |
14. Postal
15. International Labour Conventions
#1501 |
Unemployment Convention, Washington, 28.11.1919 (ILC No. 2) |
#1502 |
Maternity Protection Convention, Washington, 29.11.1919 (ILC No. 3) |
#1503 |
Unemployment Indemnity (Shipwreck) Convention, Genoa, 9.7.1920 (ILC No. 8) |
1504 |
Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention, Geneva, 25.10.1921 (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, 1972 and 1997 |
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, 2008 and 2010 |
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, 1983, 2003 and 2007 |
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 27.6.2012 |
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 and 2003 |
1736 |
Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, 22.12.1992, as amended in 1994 |
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 revised in 2005 and 2011 |
#1739 |
Agreement Establishing the Advisory Centre on WTO Law, Seattle, 30.11.1999 |
1740 |
Charter of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, St. Petersburg, 7.6. 2002, as amended in 2003 and 2006 |
1741 |
Agreement on the Host Country of the Secretariat between the People's Republic of China and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Tashkent, 17.6.2004 |
1742 |
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Tashkent, 17.6.2004 |
1743 |
Convention of the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organisation, Beijing, 28.10.2005 |
1744 |
Agreement on the Establishment of the ITER International Fusion Energy Organization for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project, Paris, 21.11.2006 |
1745 |
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 |
1746 |
Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organisation, Vienna, 2.9.2010 |
1747 |
Articles of Agreement of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Beijing, 29.6.2015 |
Sub-total : 47 |
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 1736) Sub-total : 2 |
20. Education and Sports
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Represents a treaty which does not apply to the Mainland of China. |
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This international covenant is applicable to the HKSAR pursuant to the Joint Declaration and Article 39 of the Basic Law. |
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