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(a)
(b)
Hong Kong's jurisdiction extends to the airspace above the land and waters of Hong Kong. This is in accordance with the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation 1944, which applies to Hong Kong.
The Police only started to keep separate statistics on crimes committed on flights within Hong Kong's airspace since June 1995. From June 1995 to February 1996, a total of eight such criminal cases were reported and the details are set out below:
Crimes Committed on Flights within
Hong Kong's Airspace
June 1995 - February 1996
Offence
Serious Assault
Miscellaneous Thefts
Deception
Disorder/Fighting in Public Place
Total
No of Cases
1
4
2
1
8
(c)
The Tokyo Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft provides for jurisdiction over
jurisdiction over offences and acts committed on aircraft to be exercised by the authorities of the place where the aircraft is registered. Therefore, where an offence is. committed outside Hong Kong's airspace, the jurisdiction is exercisable under international law by the state of registry of the aircraft. Where an offence is committed on a Hong Kong registered aircraft outside Hong Kong's airspace, the jurisdiction is therefore exercisable by the courts of Hong Kong under the Tokyo Convention.