Question No.
Oral Reply by
The Hon D G Jeaffreson, CBE, JP, Secretary for Security
to a question from the Hon Desmond LEE Yu tai in the
Legislative Council meeting of 2 December 1987
Reption of prices
4. Mr. DESMOND LEE asked:
June 907
With reference to the reply given by the Secretary for Security to this Council on 10687 on the question of British consular protection for Hong Kong residents travelling abroad, will the Government advise whether there has been any progress made in the attempt to repatriate Hong Kong residents serving prison sentences overseas, in particular those in Thailand?
Reply
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY:
Sir,
le
We have made some progress on the issue of
transfer of sentenced persons between Hong Kong and
foreign countries.
2
by
An order
the Privy Council on
United Kingdom
21 October 1987 has extended the Repatriation of
Prisoners Act 1984 to Hong Kong with effect from
of this
year.
16 November 1987. This extension will make it possible
for Hong Kong to participate in those international and
bilateral arrangements on the transfer of sentenced
United Kingdon
persons to which the UK is a párty. The first will be
人
the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of
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