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[In the same speaking note the British side also consulted the Chinese side on the continued application to the HKSAR
of the UK/Thai Bilateral Agreement on Transfer of Sentenced
Persons, as drafted. This agreement, which extends to Hong
Kong,
was ratified in London on 6 February 1991 and entered
into force on that
In due course the British side
date.
will again
continued
need
application
to consult
the
Chinese
of
this
bilateral
1997.]
side on the
agreement after
4.
they
Kong
had
objection no
On 14 September 1987 the Chinese side replied that
to the Convention applying to Hong
up
to
1
July
1997
but
that
application
of the
Convention to the Hong Kong SAR should be considered only
after both sides had studied Hong Kong's relations with
foreign
states
extradition. regarding
The Chinese side
took the view that the question of transfer of sentenced
prisoners was in certain aspects related to the question of
extradition.
5.
The
was Convention
subsequently extended to Hong
Kong with effect from 1 February 1988 (Annex D).
6.
In
1990 September
the British and Chinese sides
agreed at JLG XVI that Hong Kong would negotiate bilateral
agreements
for the
surrender of fugitive offenders with a
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