CONFIDENTIAL
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DO BONG KONG
GRS 152
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO 291630Z DEC 82
IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1105 OF 29 DECEMBER
INFO PRIORITY LISBON
YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 1516
EXTRADITION OF FUGITIVES TO MACAU
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1. WE SHALL OF COURSE DEAL WITH THIS WITH ALL POSSIBLE SPEED, BUT REGRET CANNOT AT THIS STAGE GIVE A DATE BY WHICH WE SHALL
HAVE CLEARANCE BY MINISTERS.
2.
THIS PROCESS WOULD
IN THAT YOU HAVE REQUESTED ASSURANCE OF BACKING OF MINISTERS
FOR YOUR DECISION WE MUST EXAMINE CASE AS IF REQUEST FOR
EXTRADITION WERE ADDRESSED TO HMG IN THE UK.
NORMALLY TAKE UP TO THE TWO MONTHS ALLOWED BY SECTION 12 OF THE
EXTRADITION ACT 1870. ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT FOLLOWING COMMITTAL
ON 13 OCTOBER FUGITIVES DID NOT APPLY FOR HABEAS CORPUS, SUCH A
PERIOD HAS NOW UNFORTUNATELY ELAPSED. IT IS CLEAR THAT IN THIS
CASE HOME OFFICE (WHO ARE ADVISING) WILL NEED FURTHER INFORMATION
INCLUDING COPIES OR TEXTS OF SOME DOCUMENTATION. FURTHER
TELEGRAM WILL FOLLOW ON THIS.
PYM
WP
MINIMAL
NTD
HKGD
SED
CONSULAR D
LEGAL ADVISERS
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CONFIDENTIAL
COPIES TO:
MR. M. J. HILL
E 5 DIV, HOME OFFICE
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
LONDON S W 1.