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treaty
between States Parties
(Article 10). States Parties
shall afford one another the greatest measure of assistance
including
in criminal proceedings,
evidence at their disposal (Article 11).
the supply of all
5.
The
shall Convention
is committed within
not apply where the offence
a single
State, the hostage and the
alleged
offender are
nationals of
that State and the
alleged
is offender
found
in the territory of that State
(Article 13).
6.
The Convention
is
open
for
accession
by
any
State.
Instruments of accession are to be deposited with
the Secretary-General of the United Nations (Article 17).
Benefit
7.
Hong
is Kong
an
trading
international
financial
and
centre and one of the world's leading economies.
As such it is frequently visited by famous and important
visitors
terrorists
from all
over
the
world.
taking hostages
in
Hong
The possibility of
Kong is real.
It is
essential that the Convention should therefore continue to
apply to
Hong Kong so that it can cooperate effectively at
an
international
level
to
prevent
and to deal with such
acts of terrorism.
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