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person
way
as be would if
were accused of
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committed in the
to the Rea
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of after investigation it shall appear
beagistrate that subpet of
the accused is w
China and that there is reasonable cause to suppose that he has committed the offence be shall commit the accused to gad pending the order
of the
Governor
as to his release or transuiusion
to the Chinese authonties.
The Treaty of Tiitoin which is the agreement between
and China
Angband
refugee cris
under which
criminals are to be
given
up.
297
up provides that subjects of China who have committed offences in China and laken Refuge in Hong Kong should be given up to the Chinese Authorities on proof of guilt.
We would therefore humbly
be
submit to His Excellency
the Administrator that he is bound to release
our client unless
he has been clearly proved to be a subject of China and guilty of the offence charged against him.
Also
With reference to the question of whether the prisoner is a subject of China, except that of a kg Ji Yoon
no evidence
was called
and
the alleged accomplice was produced before
Jur Mitchell Dunes and we could
submit that
little or no
weight should be
given to unsupported
evidence.
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Magistrate by the Chinese Government for an offence against the laws of the Empire of China, the Magistrate shall investigate the matter in
the same
way
as he would if
the person
were accused of
a crime or indictable offence
committed in the
Royal
Colony
and
after investigation, it shall appear
to the Magistrate that the subject of
the accused is in
China and that there is reasonable cause to suppose that he has committed the offence, he shall commit the accused to gaol pending the order
of the
Governor
as to his release or transmission
to the Chinese authorities.
The Treaty of Tientsin, which is the agreement between
Britain and China
regarding
refugee criminals
under which
criminals are to be
given
up.
Article VII provides that subjects of China who have committed offences in China and taken refuge in Hong Kong should be given up to the Chinese Authorities on proof of guilt.
We would therefore humbly
submit to His Excellency
the Administrator that he is bound to release
our client unless
he has been clearly proved to be a subject of China and guilty of the offence charged against him.
Also
With reference to the question of whether the prisoner is a subject of China, except for the testimony of a kg Ji Yoon
no evidence
was called
and
the alleged accomplice was produced before
Mr Mitchell Dunes and we could
submit that
little or no
weight should be
given to unsupported
evidence.
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