EQUALITY IN POLITICAL AND PUBLIC LIFE AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
ARTICLE 8
EQUALITY IN POLITICAL AND PUBLIC LIFE AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

Officers representing the Government at international level

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Officers at directorate ranks as well as those posted at Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices on the Mainland and overseas often represent the HKSAR. Among the 16 Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices in the Mainland and overseas, ten are headed by female officers. Furthermore, female officials have actively represented the Government in the work of international organisations and participated in various international fora such as those under Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, World Trade Organisation, World Health Organisation and International Labour Organisation. Women continued to make up a substantial number of members in the Government team attending hearings of various United Nations human rights treaties.

Officers representing the Government at international level
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