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selective abortions and infanticide and take all necessary measures to eliminate any
negative consequences arising from family planning policies, including abandonment
and non-registration of children and unbalanced sex ratios at birth.
Non-discrimination
30.
While noting efforts by the State party to address the Committee’s previous concerns
related to discrimination, it remains concerned about discrimination against certain groups on the
mainland, such as girls; children infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS; children with
disabilities; ethnic and religious minorities, such as Tibetan, Uighur and Hui children; and
internal migrant children.
31.
The Committee is concerned about the persistence of discrimination against refugee,
asylum-seeking and undocumented migrant children in the Hong Kong SAR, and the lack of
legislation specifically prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race or sexual orientation. The
Committee regrets the lack of available information on the practical implementation of article 2
of the Convention in the Macau SAR.
32.
The Committee recommends that on the mainland the State party strengthen efforts
to eliminate discrimination against girls; children infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS;
children with disabilities; Tibetan, Uighur and Hui children and children belonging to
other ethnic and religious minorities; internal migrant children and other vulnerable
groups by:
(a)
Ensuring that these children have equal access to basic services, including
health, education and other social services, and that services used by these children are
allocated sufficient financial and human resources;
(b)
Enhancing monitoring of programmes and services implemented by local
authorities with a view to identifying and eliminating disparities.
33.
The Committee recommends that in the Hong Kong SAR the State party expedite
its efforts to draft and adopt legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race or
sexual orientation. The Committee requests that in its next periodic report specific
information be included on the practical implementation of article 2 in the Macau SAR.
34.
The Committee requests that specific information be included in the next periodic
report on the measures and programmes relevant to the Convention on the Rights of the
Child undertaken by the State party to follow up on the Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the 2001 World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination,
Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and taking account of Committee’s general comment
No. 1 (2001) on the aims of education.
Best interests of the child
35.
The Committee is concerned about the limited information provided by the State party
for all areas under its jurisdiction on how the principle of the best interests of the child is used as
a primary consideration in all actions concerning children.