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4.
A 1.
present Hong Kong's capacity to request and grant.
the surrender of fugitive offenders is dependent upon -
(a) bilateral agreements that have been extended to Hong
Kong by the United Kingdom;
(b)
multilateral agreements (which contain provisions for the surrender of fugitive offenders) that have
been extended LO Hong Kong by the United Kingdom;
and
(c) reciprocal
arrangements
between
Commonwealth
jurisdictions.
Lo
For the agreements referred in paragraphs 4(a) and
4(b),
Orders in Council provide that the Extradition Act 1870
(UK) extends
Hong Kong to regulate the surrender of
fugitive offenders between Hong Kong and the jurisdictions
covered by those agreements, subject. to the terms of such
agreements. Schedule 1 to the Extradition Act 1989 (UK),
contains a statutory regime based on the Extradition Act 1870
but replaces the 1870 Act as the underpinning legislation for
those Orders in Council. The application of the Orders in
Council to Hong Kong is nevertheless specifically preserved
by The Extradition Act 1989. Thus, the old system in all its
essentials is preserved for Hong Kong.
6.
1] modified
For the arrangements referred to in paragraph 4 (c),
version of the Fugitive Offendera Act 1967 is
extended to Hong Kong by Order in Council [the Fugitive
Offenders (Hong Kong) Order 1967]. This Order regulates the
suirunder of fugitive offenders between Hong Kong and those
Commonwealth jurisdictions which are listed in it.