sealed by Special Forces and no one has been allowed to enter or leave its buildings since 25 November 2005, G. whereas Tenzin Delek Rinpoche is still imprisoned and his state of health unknown, H. whereas the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak, who visited China from 20 November to 2 December 2005, has confirmed, on the basis of the information he received during his mission, that many methods of torture have been used in China, and believes that the practice of torture remains widespread in China, Hong Kong I. whereas, on Sunday, 4 December 2005, tens of thousands of people took part in a march in Hong Kong to demand a fully democratic system, J. whereas the Chief Executive is currently chosen by a committee made up of about 800 Hong Kong residents selected by the Chinese authorities, K. whereas, according to Articles 45 and 68 of the Hong Kong Basic Law, the selection of the Chief Executive and all members of the Legislative Council should ultimately be by universal suffrage, Tibet 1. Demands that the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) clarify the circumstances of the death of the young Tibetan Monk Ngawang Jangchub during the 'patriotic education' session in October 2005; 2. Is deeply concerned about the state of health of the five monks arrested on 23 November 2005 at Drepung Monastery; 3. Urges the Government of the PRC to immediately release them from their imprisonment in PSB Detention Centres; 4. Calls on the Government of the PRC to provide all the information available concerning their detention conditions with reference, in particular, to the allegations of torture and the possible arrest of more people; 5. Urges the Government to suspend the blockade of Drepung Monastery in Lhasa immediately; 6. Urges the Chinese authorities to cease the 'patriotic education' campaign, to react in a proportionate manner to non-violent protests and not to undermine human rights by the use of physical violence against such protests; 7. Calls on the Council and the Commission to make strong representations to the Chinese authorities on this issue within the framework of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue; expects this dialogue to be more effective with a view to bringing about a substantial improvement in the poor human rights record of China; 8. Demands once again the immediate release of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche;