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EXTRADITION: STATUS OF HONG KONG
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1. HONG KONG HAS REQUESTED THE RENDITION OF A FUGITIVE NAMED TAM SUK CHONG FROM FIJI FOR THE OFFENCE OF CONSPIRACY TO FALSE ACCOUNT.
2. THE DEFENCE WILL RAISE THE ISSUE OF FIJI'S STATUS AND ARGUE THAT THERE IS NO VALID EXTRADITION ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN HONG KONG AND FIJI.
3. TO ASSIST THE FIJIAN D.P.P. TO OBTAIN AN ORDER TO PROCEED UNDER THEIR EXTRADITION ACT, HE WOULD LIKE A STATEMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN U.K. AND HONG KONG.
4. THE FIJI EXTRADITION ACT HAS DESIGNATED THE UK AS A COMMONWEALTH COUNTRY, AND SECTION 2 INCLUDES THE DEPENDENCIES OF SUCH DESIGNATED COUNTRIES.
5. WE PROPOSE TO SEND TO FIJI A DOCUMENT SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR TO CERTIFY THAT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS EXTRADITION HONG KONG IS A DEPENDENCY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
6. AS THERE IS SOME URGENCY IN THIS CASE YOUR COMMENTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED DESKBY 0108OOZ.
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