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18.
The specific answer to the three parts of the question is as follows:
(a)
(b)
(c)
So far, no Hong Kong law enforcement officer has visited China to give evidence in PRC courts, since no such request was made by the Chinese authorities.
Similarly, no Chinese law enforcement officer has visited Hong Kong to testify in our courts, since (we understand) it is not the Chinese practice to allow PSB officers to testify in courts outside China.
There are a large number of exchange visits, liaison and review meetings, and training courses/seminars organised by both sides to enable the law enforcement officers of the two places to understand the structure and operation of each other's system. Participants in these activities include officers at all levels ranging from heads of department to rank and file officers. Statistics of such activities, excluding routine daily contacts through the Border Liaison Channel, for the Police, Customs & Excise Department, Immigration Department and Independent Commission Against Corruption in the past three years are set out below:
No of Occasions
Activities
1993
1994
1995
(i)
Visits by Chinese law enforcement officers to Hong Kong including
96
110
163
liaison and review meetings in
Hong Kong
(ii)
Visits by Hong Kong law enforcement
95
110
117
officers to China including liaison and review meetings in China
(iii) Training courses/seminars in China
11
6
6
(iv) Training courses/seminars in
115
76
127
Hong Kong