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lawyers acting for the British and Hong Kong governments accordingly filed a "Summary Application" on 12 November. HKG's lawyers now have 4 months during which to prepare and file a full submission.
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Although extradition cases often go to the Conseil d'Etat, we are advised that this will be the first time that a government has applied to the Conseil d'Etat on an extradition issue. This approach on HKG's behalf, although perfectly correct legally, may have raised some French eyebrows, on the grounds that it could be taken to be politically contentious.
7. It was suggested to Mr Macgregor (HOC, Paris) by an official in the French Ministry of Justice during a conversation in October that the Ministry of Justice had received information to make them doubt that Saniman's physical security could be guaranteed in Hong Kong. There is no foundation for this.
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