(a)

there is in place an existing bilateral agreement between the United Kingdom and that jurisdiction which applies to

Hong Kong;

(b)

there is in place a new bilateral agreement between Hong

Kong and the jurisdiction;

(c)

that jurisdiction is a party to a multilateral agreement

to which the United Kingdom is a party, which has been

applied to Hong Kong, and which provides for the surrender

of fugitive offenders; or

(d) the territory over which the jurisdiction extends is a

member of the Commonwealth.

In respect of the various categories of jurisdiction

ed in paragraph 5, the British side acknowledges respectively

(a)

that any bilateral agreements on the surrender of fugitive

offenders made between the United Kingdom and a

jurisdiction outside Hong Kong and applied to Hong Kong

will cease to apply on 1 July 1997 unless replaced by an

agreement between Hong Kong and that jurisdiction;

(b)

that there will be continuing consultation with the

Chinese side, in accordance with the existing agreed

procedures, on the making of new bilateral agreements;

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