Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2007, published 97th ILC session (2008)

Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - China - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Ratification: 1997)

Articles 1(1), 2(1) and 25 of the Convention. Trafficking in persons for the purpose of exploitation. Referring to its earlier comments on the subject, the Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its report, and in particular the witness support programme for vulnerable witnesses and Part IIIA of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Chapter 221), which provides special procedures for vulnerable witnesses in giving evidence, as well as information on convictions for the offence of trafficking in persons under section 129(1) of the Crimes Ordinance. The Committee would appreciate it if the Government would continue to provide, in its future reports, information on any legal proceedings which might have been instituted against traffickers and on the penalties imposed, as well as, more generally, information on the measures taken or envisaged to combat trafficking in persons for the purpose of exploitation, including extracts from relevant reports, studies and inquiries, as well as available statistics.