| 1. | To secure the prompt return of children wrongfully removed to or retained in any contracting state
确保被不当迁移往或扣留于任何缔约国家的儿童获迅速交还； |
| 2. | To view the schedule of contracting states and territories having a convention relationship with hong kong
如欲查阅载有与香港有《公约》关系的缔约国家及地区的附表，请按 |
| 3. | To ensure that rights of custody and of access under the law of one contracting state are effectively respected in the other contracting states
确保任何缔约国家法律规定的管养权及探视权有效地获得其他缔约国家尊重。 |
| 4. | However , you should note that convention relationship only exist between hong kong and those contracting states and territories specified in the
，载有所有《公约》缔约国家及地区的详情。然而，你应注意，香港目前仅与 |
| 5. | Under the convention , the rights of access to a child under the law of one contracting state are to be effectively respected in the other contracting states
根据《公约》 ，任何缔约国家法律规定的探视儿童权应有效地获得其他缔约国家尊重。 |
| 6. | It varies depending on the legal system of the relevant contracting state or territory , and may take longer if the person who removed or retained the child opposes the application or if the child cannot be located
所需时间视乎有关缔约国家或地区的法律制度而有所不同，如果迁移或扣留儿童的人反对有关申请或未能寻获有关儿童，则可能需时较长。 |
| 7. | It is because article 38 of the convention stipulated , inter alia , that " the accession will have effect only as regards the relations between the acceding state and such contracting states as will have declared their acceptance of the accession "
这是由于《公约》第38条在订明其他事宜的同时，订明"加入《公约》只就加入的国家与声明接受该国家加入的缔约国家之间的关系有效" 。 |
| 8. | If the child has left hong kong and has been taken to a contracting state or territory that does not have a convention relationship with hong kong or a non - contracting state or territory , seek legal advice from your hong kong lawyer or lawyers in that state or territory
如果该名儿童已经离开香港并被带往与香港没有《公约》关系的缔约国家或地区或非缔约国家或地区，请向你的香港律师或该国家或地区的律师寻求法律意见。 |
| 9. | However , the convention permits a contracting state or territory to make a reservation declaring that it shall not be bound to assume any legal costs except insofar as those costs may be covered by legal aid , and such a reservation has been made in respect of hong kong
然而， 《公约》准许缔约国家或地区作出保留，声明并不须承担任何法律费用(但在该等费用可由法律援助所涵盖的范围内则除外) ，就香港而言，已作出该等保留。按照 |
