ツ
Top copy sent to HONG KONG:
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
21 PRINCE'S GATE
LONDON SW7 1QB
TEL. 01-589 9405
01-589 2264
769/3a/01/'82
The Embassy of the Republic of Liberia presents its compliments to Her Majesty's Foreign and Commonwealth Office and, has the honour by directive of its Ministry of Foreign Affairs to request that Her Majesty's Foreign and Commonwealth
Office be kind enough to transmit the following Message to the
Governor of Hong Kong:
"SEPTEMBER 22, 1982
See
32
HKK 384/2
HIS EXCELLENCY
RA:
SIR EDWARD YOUDE, K.C.M.G., M.B.E. THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG
A
REQUEST FOR EXTRADITION
EXCELLENCY,
I HAVE THE HONOUR, UNDER INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED, TO
REQUEST THAT THE APPROPRIATE STEPS BE TAKEN FOR THE
SURRENDER AND EXTRADITION OF LAM WAI-TING.
Cremain 11/28/4
THE SAID LAM WAI-TING IS ACCUSED OF THE MURDER OF
SAM YAU CHEUK ON BOARD THE LIBERIAN REGISTERED
VESSEL "LAGOS VENTURE" WHILST THE VESSEL WAS ON THE
HIGH SEAS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.
WE HAVE UNDER SEPARATE COVER DESPATCHED DULT
AUTHENTICATED WARRANT OF ARREST ISSUED BY
MAGISTRATE INNIS DUNBAR AND SIGNED BY THE MINISTER
OF JUSTICE AND A STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE AS REQUIRED
BY THE ANGLO-LIBERIAN EXTRADITION TREATY OF 1894.
IF THE EXTRADITION IS GRANTED, TRANSPORT OF THE SAID
LAM WAI-TING TO LIBERIA CAN TAKE PLACE BY AIR FOR THE
ACCOUNT OF THE LIBERIAN GOVERNMENT.
....../2
4