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Extradition of fugitives from the United Kingdom to Hong Kong
The House will recognise that the arrangements currently in force in respect of Hong Kong regarding return of fugitive offenders to and from the territory cannot subsist in their present form, beyond the resumption by China of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997. We are considering what action would be appropriate to ensure that suitable arrangements can continue in force for Hong Kong
after that date. The continuity after 1997 of such arrangements affecting Hong Kong must be subject to consultation with Chinese Government. Any such consultation would be confidential, but HMG will naturally seek to ensure that safeguards comparable to those which exist today under Fugitive Offenders Act 1967 will apply for
the future.
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