BACKGROUND AND ARGUMENT
Background
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On 6 February 1990, having considered memorandum XCC (90) 12, the Council ADVISED and the Governor ORDERED that
(a) Hong Kong should provide for co-operation with overseas countries and territories in the confiscation of the proceeds of drug trafficking
and
other time-limited
draft model and
(b)
such
related procedures by means of bilateral agreements based on the agreement annexed to the memorandum;
for
basis and territories
agreements should form the designation of such countries under section 28 of the Ordinance.
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Bilateral
based arrangements
on our draft model
agreement have now been agreed with Canada, the USA, the UK and Australia. The principal features are described below.
Agreement with Canada
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The Hong Kong-Canada Agreement (Annex B), signed on 14 November 1990, provides for a wide range of mutual assistance in the investigation and prosecution of drug trafficking offences, in addition to reciprocal enforcement of confiscation orders.
restraint
and