HK to implement convention against corruption

Hong Kong is doing its legal preparation for implementing the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said a spokesman Wednesday.

The spokesman said the government is making subsidiary legislation to implement the requirements of confiscation of proceeds, extradition and mutual legal assistance (MLA) under the convention. The legal adjustment is expected to be submitted to the Hong Kong Legislative Council for approval by June.

He noted that the Convention had been ratified by the Central People's Government and entered into force for China including the HKSAR.

"Whilst most of the requirements of the Convention can be fulfilled by existing legislation and administration measures, some minor legislative amendments, however, should be made in relation to the confiscation of proceeds of crime, extradition and MLA so that HKSAR can fulfill the relevant requirements under the Convention," the spokesman said.

Source: Xinhuas attack staged during evening rush hour outside one of the oldest shopping centers in the commercial neighborhood of Ulus proved once again that terrorism is a crime against humanity and it cannot have any legitimate target," he said.

According to a statement released by Ankara Governor's Office on Wednesday, six people were killed and the number of injured rose to 102 after an explosion at Anafartalar shopping mall in Ulus neighborhood, old city center of Ankara.

So far, 39 of the injured have been discharged from hospitals after receiving necessary treatments, the statement added.

On Tuesday, Turkish Chief of General Staff Yasar Buyukanit said that the blast was caused by an organized terrorist organization.

Local police sources were quoted by the private NTV television channel as saying that the explosion was caused by A-4 plastic explosives, commonly used by the outlawed PKK.

The PKK, which was listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union, has staged similar attacks targeting civilians in the past.

More than 30,000 people have been killed since the group launched an armed campaign for an ethnic homeland in the mainly Kurdish southeastern Turkey in 1984.

Source: Xinhua