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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 9, 1935.
No. 595.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
The following Order of His Majesty in Council which appeared in the London Gazette of the 14th June, 1935, is published for general information.
9th August, 1935.
D. W. TRATMAN,
Colonial Secretary.
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AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,
THE 6TH DAY OF JUNE, 1935.
PRESENT,
THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS by the Extradition Acts, 1870, (33 & 34 Vict. 3. 52), to 1932, (22 & 23 Geo. V, c. 39), it was, amongst other things, enacted that, where an arrangement has been made with any foreign State with respect to the surrender to such State of any fugitive criminals, His Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that the said Acts shall apply in the case of such foreign State; and that His Majesty may, by the same or any subsequent Order, limit the operation of the Order, and restrict the same to fugitive criminals who are in or suspected of being in the part of His Majesty's dominions specified in the Order, and render the operation thereof subject to such conditions, exceptions and qualifications as may be deemed ex- pedient:
And whereas a Treaty was signed on the 3rd day of Dec- ember, 1873, between Her late Majesty Queen Victoria and His late Majesty the Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary for the mutual extradition of fugitive criminals which Treaty was amended by a Declaration signed on the 26th day of June, 1901:
And whereas the said Treaty and Declaration were duly ratified (S.R. & O. 1874 and 1902, No. 737):
And whereas a further Convention was signed on the 29th day of October, 1934, between His Majesty and the Federal President of Austria, which Convention is in the terms follow- ing:-
His Majesty The King of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and the Federal President of Austria.
Desiring to make further provision for the reciprocal ex- tradition of fugitive criminals, have resolved to conclude a