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course proposed was, in one
opinion whether the
opinion,
That with
view a
of surmounting
legal objection.
open to any
That the refusal of the Portuguese
: Government to surrender a
fugitive
accused of a capital offence except
the condition that sentence
of
death should not be carried out
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death
the event of
his Conviction
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we
were aware
to the conclusion of any
Extradition
Arrangement between Great Britain
and
Portugal: inconveniences which
was
that difficulty, if possible, it was now
suggested.
that the Hong Kong Extradition Ordinance, referred to in that letter,
should be amended so
as to rest in
the Governor in Council the discretionary
power of surrendering
to the Macau
Government, persons accused or convicted of
the crimes specified in
the Schedule, without reference to any
Treaty or reciprocal Laws.
That the Macau government
felt in
had hoped
no
Hong-Kong from that state of things
resulted
such Law, but that
their practice had been to surrender
fugitives
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was explained in his Julian Pouncefoot’s
take into
consideration the following
further suggestion, and favour your
Letter
the 16th
of
1st
December last ( .
Ladyship with our
course proposed was, in one
opinion whether the
opinion,
That with
a view to
surmounting the
legal objection.
open to any
That the refusal of the Portuguese
Government to surrender a
fugitive
accused of a capital offence except
on the condition that sentence
of
death should not be carried out
was
in the event of
his Conviction
We
were aware
that the conclusion of any
Extradition
Arrangement between Great Britain
and
Portugal was an obstacle,
and that the extreme
inconveniences which
was
that difficulty, if possible, it was now
suggested
that the Hong Kong Extradition Ordinance, referred to in that letter,
should be amended so
as to vest in
the Governor in Council the discretionary
power of surrendering
to the Macau
Government, persons accused or convicted of
the crimes specified in
the Schedule, without reference to any
Treaty or reciprocal Laws.
That the Macau government
had felt
and had hoped
that
Hong-Kong would benefit from that state of things
under such Law, but that
their practice had been to surrender
fugitives