| List of Treaties
in Force and Applicable to
the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region
(as at 9.7.2008)
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 and Protocol IV in 1995 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 | | (See
also 1702, 1703, 1704, 1708, 1711, 1718, 1727 and 1730) Sub-total
: 21 | 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 and 2002 | | 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 and 2006, and the Protocol of 1997
as amended in 2005 | | 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 | (See also 1713)
Sub-total :7 | 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 | Fourth Agreement to Extend the 1987 Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research,
Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology, Vienna, 22.6.2006 |
| 708 | Framework Agreement for International Collaboration
on Research and Development of Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems, Washington,
28.2.2005 | Sub-total
: 8 | 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 and 2005 | | 912 |
International Convention on Load Lines, London, 5.4.1966,
as supplemented in 1988 (amended in 2003, 2004 and 2006) |
| 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 and 2001 | | 916 | International Convention for Safe Containers, 2.12.1972,
as amended in 1981, 1983 and 1991 | | 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 and 2006), and as
amended in 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992,
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 |
| 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 and 2006 | | 922
| The Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping
Code, London, 7.7.1995, as amended in 1997, 1998, 2004 and 2006 | | 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, 1731, 1732, 1736 and #1738) 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 |
( See also 1724 and 1736) Sub-total
: 5 | 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 and 1992) | | 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 Persistent Organic Pollutants, Stockholm,
22.5.2001 | | (
See also 1705, 1712 and 1734 ) Sub-total : 9 |
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 |
