6. 委员会赞赏地注意到中国香港对后续程序的遵守。委员会对一些积极的立法措施(见上文第 4(a)段)和行政措施(见上文第 5(b)段)表示赞赏，但关切地注意到，根据中国香港提供的数据，2009 年 12 月至 2015 年 5 月共有 6,628 份不遣返声请，其中仅有 32 份被认为有事实依据，这表明给予保护的门槛极高。委员会还考虑到，有报告称酷刑声请上诉委员会的决定不公布，声请人在设法了解这些决定时面临困难，因而妨碍对其案件进行有效准备。此外，委员会还关注有计划打算采取加快系统的办法，处理大量积压的未决声请(目前有 10,000 多件)，因为这一措施可能对审核程序的公平性和透彻性造成负面影响。委员会关切地注意到，中国香港的立场是，延伸适用 1951 年《关于难民地位的公约》“会导致我们的入境制度遭到滥用，从而有损公众利益”，这个立场给人的表面印象是把所有需要保护的声请人描述成滥用制度的人。在这方面，委员会感到关切的是，除非声请人超过签证期限而正式成为“非法”人员，否则其不遣返声请就得不到理会，这就迫使潜在的酷刑受害者一直等到签证期满，才能在统一审核机制登记，获得康复和人道主义援助的机会。委员会还关切地注意到，由于统一审核机制的声请人得不到难民地位，他们也就没有合法工作的机会，从而迫使他们长期在贫困线以下靠实物援助生活(第 3 条)。
6. The Committee notes with appreciation the compliance of Hong Kong, China with the follow-up procedure. While appreciating some positive legislative (see para. 4 (a) above) and administrative (see para. 5 (b) above) measures, the Committee notes with concern that, according to the data provided by Hong Kong, China, from December 2009 to May 2015, only 32 non-refoulement claims out of 6,628 were considered substantiated, which is indicative of a distinctly high threshold for granting protection. The Committee also takes into account reports on the difficulties claimants face in accessing the decisions of the Torture Claims Appeal Board, which are not published, thereby impeding the effective preparation of their cases. Furthermore, the Committee is concerned at the plans to fast-track the system to address the large backlog of pending applications (of which there are currently more than 10,000), since such a measure may negatively impact the fairness and thoroughness of the screening procedure. It notes with concern the position of Hong Kong, China that the extension to it of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees “would subject its immigration regime to abuses and thus undermine public interest”, which prima facie portrays all claimants in need of protection as abusers of the system. In that regard, the Committee is concerned that claims of non-refoulement are not entertained unless the person concerned has overstayed his or her visa and becomes officially “illegal”, forcing potential victims of torture to wait until that period expires in order to register with the unified screening mechanism and gain access to rehabilitation and humanitarian assistance. The Committee also notes with concern that, by failing to give refugee status to unified screening mechanism claimants, it denies them access to legal work, thereby compelling them to live on in-kind assistance below the poverty line for long periods of time (art. 3).