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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 9, 1935.
until he has been restored, or has had an opportunity of returning, to the territories of the High Contracting Party by whom he has been surrendered.
This stipulation does not apply to crimes or offences committed after the extradition.
ARTICLE 8.
The extradition of fugitive criminals under the provisions. of this Treaty shall be carried out in the United States and in the territory of His Britannic Majesty respectively, in conformity with the laws regulating extradition for the time being in force in the territory from which the surrender of ane tugitive criminal is claimed.
ARTICLE 9.
The extradition shall take place only if the evidence be found sufficient, according to the laws of the High Contract- ing Party applied to, either to justify the commital of the prisoner for trial, in case the crime or offence had been committed in the territory of such High Contracting Party, or to prove that the prisoner is the identical person convicted by the courts of the High Contracting Party who makes the requisition, and that the crime or offence of which he has been convicted is one in respect of which extradition could, at the time of such conviction, have been granted by the High Contracting Party applied to.
ARTICLE 10.
If the individual claimed by one of the High Contracting Parties in pursuance of the present Treaty should be also claimed by one or several other Powers on account of other crimes or offences committed within their respective jurisdic- tions, his extradition shall be granted to the Power whose claim is earliest in date, unless such claim is waived.
ARTICLE 11.
If sufficient evidence for the extradition be not produced within two months from the date of the apprehension of the fugitive, or within such further time as the High Contracting Party applied to, or the proper tribunal of such High Contracting Party, shall direct, the fugitive shall be set at liberty.
ARTICLE 12.
All articles seized which were in the possession of the person to be surrendered at the time of his apprehension, and any articles that may serve as a proof of the crime or offence shall be given up when the extradition takes place, in so far as this may be permitted by the law of the High Contracting Party granting the extradition.
ARTICLE 13.
All expenses connected with the extradition shall be borne by the High Contracting Party making the application...
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