(a) the amendment was based on the view, now shown by
(b)
2.
the High Court to be unjustified, that certain
amendments by Act of Parliament to the list of
extradition crimes that was originally scheduled
to the Extradition Act 1870, might not have effect
in Hong Kong; and
in any case, the 1936 amendment could not itself
take effect unless confirmed by an Order in
Council under section 18 of that Act, and no such
Order in Council was ever made or sought.
This Bill therefore deletes from the Ordinance
the amendment that was made to the preamble in 1936 and
some consequential amendments that were made at that
time. It also substitutes "Hong Kong" for references to
"Colony".
3. The Bill has no Public Service financial or
staffing implications.