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INFO ROUTINE PEKING
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DRUG TRAFFICKING (RECOVERY OF PROCEEDS) ORDINANCE: DESIGNATION OF MALAYSIA
1. WE HAVE INITIALLED AN AGREEMENT WITH MALAYSIA ALONG LINES SIMILAR TO THOSE CONCLUDED IN 1990 WITH AUSTRALIA, CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES, AND SIMILAR TO ARRANGEMENTS WITH HMG, PROVIDING FOR MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN THE SUPPRESSION OF DRUG TRAFFICKING. A DRAFT AMENDMENT ORDER DESIGNATING MALAYSIA UNDER THE DRUG TRAFFICKING (RECOVERY OF PROCEEDS) ORDINANCE IS TO BE CONSIDERED BY EXCO ON 8 DECEMBER AND PRESENTED TO LEGCO ON 13 JANUARY 1993. IF APPROVED BY BOTH COUNCILS, THE ORDER WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE AND COME INTO EFFECT ON 15 JANUARY 1993.
2. A COPY OF THE
INITIALLED AGREEMENT BETWEEN HONG KONG AND
MALAYSIA FOLLOWS BY BAG TO FCO.
3. WE HAVE SUGGESTED TO THE MALAYSIAN SIDE THAT THE AGREEMENT BE SIGNED IN HONG KONG. A RESPONSE IS EXPECTED SOON. AS USUAL, WE WILL INFORM THE CHINESE BEFORE SIGNING THE AGREEMENT WITH MALAYSIA, AND A COPY OF THE SIGNED AGREEMENT WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BE PASSED TO THE CHINESE FOR INFORMATION.
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