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equested Party

1e conviction

pportunity to

ase he shall

may

refuse to surrender him if it appears that

was obtained in his absence, unless he has the

have his case retried in his presence, in which

be considered as an accused person under this

greement.

ARTICLE 3

law of

or the

f the

The

Government of the

reserves the right to refuse

The Government of Hong Kong

surrender of nationals of the State whose Government

responsible for its foreign affairs.

Kingdom of the Netherlands

the surrender of its nationals.

reserves the right to refuse the

erson

:ical

is

the

ARTICLE 4

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If the offence for which surrender of a fugitive

offender is requested under this Agreement is punishable

according to the law of the requesting Party with the death

penalty, and if in respect of such an offence the death penalty

is not provided for by the law of the requested Party or is not

normally carried out. surrender may be refused unless the

requesting Party gives such assurances as the requested Party considers sufficient that this penalty will not be imposed or, if imposed, will not be carried out.

*nce

act

ing

on,

is

is

e,

ARTICLE 5

(1)

The requested Party may refuse to surrender a fugitive

offender for an offence which is regarded by its law as having

been committed within the jurisdiction of its courts.

(2)

A fugitive offender shall not be surrendered if he is

A)

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