CONFIDENTIAL
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London SW1A 2AH
FILE
HUD 371/1
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RN Peirce Liq
Deputy Political Adviser
Government
Hong Kong
Secretariat
Telephone 01-
270 2665
Your reference
Our reference HKD
371/1
Date
28 March 1988
*
Dear Bob,
MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE PRC
1.
Please refer to my teleletter of today's date on this subject. I enclose copies of the promised papers, and should be grateful if you could pass on copies to others interested, particularly on the legal side.
2.
The paper prepared by Henry Steel last year completes a set, the other parts of which have already been copied to Hong Kong (Tom Smith's letter of 18 November 1987 to Norman Chan) and Peking.
3.
When I was in Hong Kong for JLG IX, I discussed briefly with Chris Newall the question of arrangements to guarantee that fugitive offenders returned to Hong Kong would not be transferred onwards to the PRC, (i.e. the question raised by Lord Winchilsea in his ongoing correspondence with Ministers and referred to in paragraph 4 of Paul Fifoot's minute of 23 March and in Tom Smith's file note of 17 November 1987, both enclosed). You may like to let Chris Newall know that I have put his suggested formula to Paul Fifoot, and will revert in due course.
4. I look forward to receiving your (or your successor's!) views, and any comments from Peking, on these complex issues in due
course
Mi
* discussed with Mr.
To be considered with other
prits
Firir. "legal anmend" file.
(Need to consider 1990,th).
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CC N T L Chan Esq, GDB, Hong Kong
CO Pig
Esq, Peking
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Yours are.
elms
C T Wood
Hong Kong Department
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