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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1992
(3)
THE SPECIALITY RULE, THAT IS A RETURNED FUGITIVE WILL NOT BE TRIED FOR ANY OFFENCES OTHER THAN THAT FOR WHICH HE WAS SURRENDERED; AND
(4) THAT RETURN MAY BE REFUSED IF THE OFFENCE IN QUESTION IS A
POLITICAL OFFENCE.
WE INTEND ALSO NEED TO CONSIDER IN DUE COURSE WHETHER WE SHOULD SEEK TO NEGOTIATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SURRENDER OF FUGITIVE OFFENDERS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE PRO BEFORE 1997, AND BETWEEN THE FUTURE SAR AND THE PRC AFTER 1997. IT WILL NOT BE EASY TO CONCLUDE ANY SUCH ARRANGEMENTS, GIVEN THE MANY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OUR RESPECTIVE LEGAL AND JUDICIAL SYSTEMS. SOME OF WHICH OTHER SPEAKERS HAVE MENTIONED, WE WILL BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO CONSIDER THE MATTER AFTER WE HAVE CONCLUDED AND BROUGHT INTO OPERATION BILATERAL AGREEMENTS WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER COUNTRIES, AND AFTER WE HAVE ENACTED DOMESTIC LEGISLATION. THANK YOU, MR DEPUTY PRESIDENT.
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LEGCO PASSES MOTION ON EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT
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EDUCATION
A MOTION PROPOSED BY THE HON MRS SELINA CHOW ON THE COMMISSION REPORT NO. 5 WAS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AT ITS TWO-DAY MEETING WHICH ENDED TODAY (THURSDAY).
A TOTAL OF 19 MEMBERS SPOKE IN THE DEBATE WHICH WAS WINDED UP BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN.
EARLIER, AN AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY THE HON JIMMY MCGREGOR TO A MOTION ON A REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS WAS PASSED AFTER A FIVE-HOUR DEBATE. THIRTY-NINE MEMBERS DEBATED THE MOTION.
THE ORIGINAL MOTION RAISED BY THE HON RONALD ARCULLI WAS
DEFEATED.
IN ADDITION, AN AMENDMENT MOVED BY THE HON FREDERICK FUNG TO THE MOTION WAS DEFEATED. A TOTAL OF 19 MEMBERS SPOKE ON THE AMENDMENT.
THE SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL
SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT.
AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SZE,
THERE WAS ALSO AN ADJOURNMENT DEBATE RAISED BY THE HON JAMES TO ON EXTRADITION AND REMOVAL OF CRIMINALS. FIVE MEMBERS SPOKE IN THE DEBATE AND THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, REPLIED FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
AT YESTERDAY'S MEETING, 10 BILLS WERE PASSED BY THE COUNCIL.
/OF THEM,