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at this Court in pursuance of Instructions received from Peking, has given the most formal assurances that the undertaking of the Vice Roy that no torture should be inflicted on Fugitives surrendered by the Hongkong Government has in each case been faithfully observed.
The Minister has further stated as regards the 13 Fugitives above referred to, that the Torture Punishment is not applicable by Chinese Law, to the crime with which they are charged; that Her Majesty's Government may be assured that the undertaking against torture will be rigidly observed in their case. He has also represented that the delay which has...
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