Notifikationen
Artikel:
This Convention applies to the Special Administrative Region of Macao only, as a result of an extension made by Portugal. When Macao was restored to the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999, China declared that the Convention will continue to apply for Macao.
Date of entry into force of the Convention for Macao: 4 February 1969.
Declarations / notifications:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, depositary of the Convention, gave notice that the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands received a letter dated 29 September 1999 from the Ambassador of Portugal at The Hague and a letter dated 30 September 1999 from the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China at The Hague. The letter from the Ambassador of Portugal reads as follows:
"Your Excellency,
Upon instructions from my Government and referring to the Convention Concerning the Powers of Authorities and the Law Applicable in Respect of the Protection of Minors concluded at The Hague on 5 October 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) which currently applies to Macao, I have the honour to inform Your Excellency of the following:
In accordance with the Joint Declaration of the Government of the Portuguese Republic and of the Government of the People's Republic of China on the question of Macao, signed in Beijing on 13 April 1987, the Government of the Portuguese Republic will remain internationally responsible for Macao until 19 December 1999, the People's Republic of China resuming from that date the exercise of sovereignty over Macao, with effect from 20 December 1999.
From 20 December 1999 the Portuguese Republic will cease to be responsible for the international rights and obligations arising from the application of the Convention in Macao.
I should be grateful if the contents of this Note could be placed formally on record and brought to the attention of all other Parties to the Convention. (…)
(signed Gonçalo de Santa Clara, Ambassador of Portugal to the Netherlands)".
The letter from the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China reads as follows:
(Translation)
"Your Excellency,
In accordance with the Joint Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Portugal on the Question of Macao (hereinafter referrred to as the Joint Declaration), the Government of the People's Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Macao with effect from 20 December 1999. Macao will from that date, become a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and will enjoy a high degree of autonomy, except in foreign and defence affairs which are the responsibilities of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China.
It is provided both in Section VIII of Elaboration by the Government of the People's Republic of China of its Basic Policies Regarding Macao, which is annex I to the Joint Declaration, and Article 138 of the Basic Law of Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, which was adopted on 31 March 1993 by the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, that international agreements to which the Government of the People's Republic of China is not yet a party but which are implemented in Macao, may continue to be implemented in the Macao Special Administrative Region.
In accordance with the provisions mentioned above, I am instructed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, to inform Your Excellency of the following:
Convention Concerning the Powers of Authorities and the Law Applicable in respect of the Protection of Minors, done at The Hague on 5 October 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the "Convention"), which applies to Macao at present, will continue to apply to the Macao Special Administrative Region with effect from 20 December 1999.
Within the above ambit, the Government of the People's Republic of China will assume the responsibility for the international rights and obligations that place on a party to the Convention.
It would be appreciated if the contents of this Note could be placed formally on record and brought to the attention of the other Parties to the Convention. (…)
(signed: Hua Liming, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Kingdom of the Netherlands)".