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Bilateral Agreement for the
Surrender of Fugitive Offenders
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At JLG XVI, the British and Chinese sides agreed in
principle on the detailed future arrangements for the surrender
fugitive offenders between Hong Kong and other
jurisdictions. At JLG XVII, the Chinese side formally confirmed
they were content with the Chinese and English texts of the
Model Agreement which was to be used as a basis for negotiations
between Hong Kong and foreign jurisdictions.
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A Hong Kong Government delegation, under the authority of
from the Government of the United Kingdom, has
conducted two rounds of negotiations with a delegation from the
Government of Australia. On 28 January 1992, the heads of the
two delegations initialled a bilateral Agreement for the
Surrender of Accused and Convicted Persons. The initialled text
is at Annex A.
3.
The text is substantively similar to the Model Agreement
as agreed with the Chinese side.
An
article-by-article
comparison of the two texts is at Annex B. In accordance with the agreement reached at JLG XVI, the British side would like to
consult the Chinese side on the initialled text and would be
grateful to hear any views the Chinese side may have.
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