c Although not itself a party to the Covenant, the People's Republic of China has assured the reporting obligation under article 40 with respect to Hong Kong and Macao, which were previously under British and Portuguese administration, respectively.
c 中华人民共和国虽然并没有加入《公约》，但保证将代表从前分别由英国和葡萄牙管理的香港和澳门履行第40条所规定的报告义务。