Government gazettes amendment regulation reflecting expiry of sanctions against iran, fully implementing un security council resolution 2231
The Government today (June 28) gazetted the United Nations Sanctions (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action-Iran) (Amendment) Regulation 2024 (the Amendment Regulation), which came into operation today.
"The Amendment Regulation amends the United Nations Sanctions (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action-Iran) Regulation to reflect the expiry of certain restrictive measures imposed against Iran under the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2231," a Government spokesman said.
The expired measures relate to the prohibition against:
the supply, sale, transfer or carriage of certain items to Iran;
the supply, sale, transfer or carriage of certain items from Iran;
the provision of certain training, services or assistance related to conventional arms;
the provision or transfer of certain technology, assistance, training, services or resources related to ballistic missiles;
making available to, or for the benefit of, certain persons or entities any funds or other financial assets or economic resources (economic assets);
dealing with economic assets belonging to, or owned or controlled by, certain persons or entities;
the sale and acquisition of interest in certain commercial activities; and
entry into or transit through the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) by certain persons.
The HKSAR Government has all along been implementing fully the sanctions imposed by the UNSC. The Amendment Regulation aims to give effect to the instructions by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for fulfilling the international obligations of the People's Republic of China as a Member State of the United Nations.
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Secretary for civil service ingrid yeung to visit beijing, attend graduation ceremony and meet with hksar civil servants studying at peking university
The Secretary for the Civil Service, Mrs Ingrid Yeung, will depart for Beijing tomorrow evening (July 1).
During her visit in Beijing, Mrs Yeung will call on the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council. She will also attend the graduation ceremony of the first cohort of the Master's Degree in Public Policy Programme, co-organised by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSAR) and Peking University for senior civil servants of the HKSAR, and will meet with the graduates and the HKSAR civil servants now studying in the university.
The Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Clement Leung, will also join the visit. They will return to Hong Kong on July 4.
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