CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868 — Page 468

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

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I am not disposed to lend much facilities to the surrender of deserters.

Confining myself, therefore, to the question of the Extradition Treaties, I have to state that, in my opinion, the most effectual mode of carrying out the desired object will be, in the present instance, the enactment by your Government of an Ordinance authorizing the Governor of Hong Kong to arrest and deliver over to the Portuguese Government persons who are charged with crime, not of a political character.

The offences for which Extradition may be demanded must be specified in the Ordinance, and the enactment of the Ordinance itself must be made contingent upon similar obligations being undertaken by the Portuguese Government.

I have to request that you will prepare and submit for the consideration of His Majesty a draft of such Ordinance, and I ...

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450 Int I am not disposed to lend much facilities to the surrender of deserters. Confining myself, therefore, to the question of the Extradition Treaties, I have to state that, in my opinion, the most effectual mode of carrying out the desired object will be, in the present instance, the enactment by your Government of an Ordinance authorizing the Governor of Hong Kong to arrest and deliver over to the Portuguese Government persons who are charged with crime, not of a political character. The offences for which Extradition may be demanded must be specified in the Ordinance, and the enactment of the Ordinance itself must be made contingent upon similar obligations being undertaken by the Portuguese Government. I have to request that you will prepare and submit for the consideration of His Majesty a draft of such Ordinance, and I ...
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450 Int I am not disposed to by lend. Jorimer, laugh men fuch facilities to ther surrender of desceters. Corfining myself. Shampoo, to the question of the Invender Jerminals, I han b that, in my inform par quin. the Muse mode I carrying ut the desired dject will be in the present wistance local wie 45 Orriance of your fovernment authorizing the for. of tt Kony to avert & deliver over to the Portuguese Jovernment persons who an charged with crime, not of a political Character The offences for which Extradition may be demanded must be specified in the Ordinance, and ther precation the qttu Inriance itself munt I made contingent upon Semmilar dbligations being undertaken the Pakupen fovernment. I have to de, in for prepare & submit for consideration of St Mis for the draft of such Adriance, and I !
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450

Int

I am not disposed to by lend.

Jorimer, laugh

men

fuch facilities to ther surrender of desceters.

Corfining myself. Shampoo, to the question of the Invender Jerminals,

I han b

that, in my

inform par quin. the Muse mode

I carrying

ut the

desired dject will be

in the present wistance

local

wie 45 Orriance of your fovernment authorizing the for. of tt Kony

to avert & deliver

over to the Portuguese

Jovernment persons

who an charged with crime, not of a political

Character

The offences for which Extradition may be demanded must be specified in the Ordinance, and ther precation

the qttu

Inriance itself munt

I made contingent upon

Semmilar dbligations being

undertaken the Pakupen

fovernment.

I have to de, in for

prepare & submit for

consideration of St Mis for the draft of such

Adriance, and I

!

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