CNN: U.N. slams Hong Kong rights record (Excerpt)

May 13, 2001 HONG KONG, China -- A U.N. committee has criticized Hong Kong's rights record in its first report since the territory was handed over to China in 1997. The U. N. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights said in the report, adopted by the committee last Friday, it was concerned over Hong Kong's economic, social and cultural rights. The report comes as observers keep a close eye on the territory amid concern Beijing is exerting more political influence over the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, which is ruled under the "one country, two systems" model. This was tested during Chinese President Jiang Zemin visit this week for an economic forum. Members of the spiritual Falun Gong [group], banned on mainland China, were kept far away from the leader. [...]