The legal arrangements for the surrender of fugitive
offenders involve not only agreements with other jurisdictions but
also legislation which gives officials and courts in Hong Kong the
necessary powers to implement those agreements. At present, those
powers are contained in the following United Kingdom enactments
(a) In respect of Non-Commonwealth Countries
The Schedule to the Extradition Act 1989, which
substantially reproduced the Extradition Act 1870, in
respect of countries with which the United Kingdom had a
bilateral agreement or which were party to a multilateral
agreement to which the UK was a party before 27 September
1989 (the date of commencement of the 1989 Act) if the
agreement was applied to Hong Kong;
The Extradition Act 1989, in respect of countries
with which the United Kingdom enters into a bilateral
agreement or which are parties to a multilateral agreement
to which the UK is a party after 27 September 1989 if that
agreement is applied to Hong Kong.
Order in Council 1877 directing that the Extradition
(Hong Kong) Ordinance (Cap. 236) should have effect as if
it were part of the Extradition Act 1870;
Orders in Council 1923 and 1934 directing that the
Extradition Act 1870 should apply in respect of White
Slave Traffic.