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OUR TELNO 841: DESIGNATION OF THE UK UNDER THE DRUG TRAFFICKING (RECOVERY OF PROCEEDS) ORDINANCE 1989
1. WE NOTE THAT IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE FOR HONG KONG TO BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT U K DESIGNATION ORDER, EXPECTED TO BE LAID BEFORE PARLIAMENT BY OCTOBER 1990. WE ALSO EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO DESIGNATE THE FIRST BATCH OF JURISDICTIONS WITH WHOM WE HAVE INITIALLED AGREEMENTS AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, AND HOPE TO INCLUDE U K.
2. SINCE WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THE DRAFT LETTER REFERRED TO IN PARA 4 OF YRTELNO 2568, AND IN ORDER TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS AND ENSURE MUTUAL DESIGNATION BY OCTOBER/NOVEMBER, WE SUGGEST YOU CONSIDER USING THE 'SHORT FORM' AGREEMENT (FAXED TO YOU UNDER PARA 6 OF TELNO 2038) WHICH WE HAVE NEGOTIATED WITH THE U.S. AS A BASIS FOR DRAWING UP THE GUIDELINES. IF THIS APPROACH IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, WE SHALL PREPARE A DRAFT DOCUMENT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
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3. WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVICE AS REGARDS OUR POSITION VIA-A-VIS GUERNSEY, JERSEY AND THE ISLE OF MAN: WE NOTE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEPARATELY DESIGNATED UNDER YOUR LEGISLATION. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD LET US KNOW WHETHER IT IS NECESSARY FOR US TO NEGOTIATE SEPARATE AGREEMENTS WITH THESE CROWN DEPENDENCIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF MUTUAL DESIGNATION OR WHETHER IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE THIS MORE SIMPLY BY OTHER MEANS. IN THIS CONNECTION,
WE HAVE A COPY OF THE DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENCES (JERSEY) LAW, 1988, BUT DO NOT HAVE COPIES OF RELEVANT GUERNSEY AND ISLE OF MAN LEGISLATION. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD PROVIDE US WITH COPIES: OUR FAX NUMBER IS (852) 521 7761.
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