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Diplomatic Conference on Aviation Security - Beijing 2010
2010 年 航 空 保 安 外 交 會 議 ── 北 京
By Ms Alice Chan, Senior Operations Officer (Avsec Standards), Airport Standards Division
機 場 安 全 標 準 部 高 級 民 航 事 務 主 任 ( 航 空 保 安 標 準 ) 陳 德 配 女 士
As an immediate response to the terrorist
attacks of 11 September 2001, the ICAO
Assembly in 2001 adopted a resolution to
review the aviation security conventions that
were in force, i.e. the Convention for the
Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft
(1970 Hague Convention) and the Convention
for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against
the Safety of Civil Aviation (1971 Montreal
Convention) as amended by the Protocol for
the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence
at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation
(1988 Montreal Protocol).
In September 2009, the Legal Committee
of ICAO completed the drafting of the
amendments to the two Conventions
and agreed that a Diplomatic Conference
be convened to finalise and adopt the
amendments.
The Diplomatic Conference on Aviation
Security took place in Beijing from 30 August
to 10 September 2010. Over 400 participants
from 77 States and four international
organisations attended the Conference. Mr
Xia Xinghua, Vice Minister of the Civil Aviation
Administration of China, headed the Chinese
delegation and he was also elected President
of the Conference. Representatives from Hong
Kong attended the Conference as part of the
Chinese Delegation. They included Assistant
Director-General, Mr Colman Ng; Senior
Operations Officers, Ms Alice Chan and Mr
Michael Yuen; Senior Government Counsel,Ms
Shirley Wong and Assistant Secretary for
Security, Ms Salina Mak.
At the Conference, all delegates were afforded
opportunities to comment on the two draft
consolidated texts as presented by the ICAO
Secretariat. After extensive debates and
negotiations, the consolidated text to amend
the 1971 Montreal Convention was adopted
Hong Kong representatives at the Diplomatic Conference on Aviation Security.
參 加 航 空 保 安 外 交 會 議 的 香 港 代 表 。
as the Convention on the Suppression of ratifications to bring it into force. The ICAO
Unlawful Acts Relating to International Civil General Assembly passed a resolution in
Aviation (2010 Beijing Convention) and the October 2010 to urge all States to support
consolidated text to amend the 1970 Hague and encourage the universal adoption of the
Convention was adopted as the Protocol two treaties by signing and ratifying them as
Supplementary to the Convention for the soon as possible.
Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft
(2010 Beijing Protocol). As of 1 October 2010, a total of 20 and 21
States including China signed the Convention
The two treaties criminalise, inter alia, the act and the Protocol respectively. Closer to the
of using civil aircraft as a weapon, and of using entry into force of the Beijing Convention
dangerous materials to attack aircraft or other and Beijing Protocol by the Mainland China,
targets on the ground. The unlawful transport legislative amendment process will be initiated
of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons as appropriate to give effect to these two
and their related material has been made treaties in Hong Kong.
punishable. Moreover, the criminal liability of
directors and organisers of an offence under 就 2001 年 9 月 11 日 發 生 的 恐 怖 襲 擊 事 件 , 國 際
the treaties is specifically covered. Making a 民 航 組 織 於 同 年 的 組 織 大 會 上 通 過 決 議 案 審 視
threat to commit an offence under the treaties 當 時 生 效 的 航 空 保 安 公 約 , 即 《 關 於 制 止 非 法
may also trigger criminal liability, when the 劫 持 航 空 器 的 公 約 》( 簡 稱 1970 年 《 海 牙 公
circumstances indicate that the threat is
約 》) 與 經 1988 年 《 制 止 在 為 國 際 民 用 航 空
credible.
服 務 的 機 場 上 的 非 法 暴 力 行 為 的 議 定 書 》( 簡
The Beijing Convention and the Beijing 稱 1988 年 《 機 場 議 定 書 》 修 正 的 《 關 於 制 止
Protocol are now open to all States for 危 害 民 用 航 空 安 全 的 非 法 行 為 的 公 約 》( 簡 稱
signature. Each of the treaties requires 22 1971 年 《 蒙 特 利 爾 公 約 》)。
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