CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8] — Page 223

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These provisions exist between ... Similar provisions between Hong Kong and China and ... and therefore low books containing statements of the law based ...

Treaties of this nature become to a great extent worthless when considering the action. His Excellency should be furnished with reference to renditions from this Colony to China. To illustrate shortly what we have just pointed out.

For example, a German living in London, after murdering Mrs. Briggs on the North London Railway, fled to the United States and was given up by them upon his rendition being made by the English Government. Had he fled to China, he could not have been claimed by England under any Extradition Treaty with China.

1. In our case, if the offender had been residing in London instead of Hong Kong at the time the crime was committed and an application for his arrest had been made, could he have been claimed from England by China under any Extradition Treaty? We think there cannot be the slightest doubt that he could not.

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213 4 These provisions exist between ... Similar provisions between Hong Kong and China and ... and therefore low books containing statements of the law based ... Treaties of this nature become to a great extent worthless when considering the action. His Excellency should be furnished with reference to renditions from this Colony to China. To illustrate shortly what we have just pointed out. For example, a German living in London, after murdering Mrs. Briggs on the North London Railway, fled to the United States and was given up by them upon his rendition being made by the English Government. Had he fled to China, he could not have been claimed by England under any Extradition Treaty with China. 1. In our case, if the offender had been residing in London instead of Hong Kong at the time the crime was committed and an application for his arrest had been made, could he have been claimed from England by China under any Extradition Treaty? We think there cannot be the slightest doubt that he could not. 8
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4

these

provisions exists between

Similar provisions bugloud and china and

amy

and therefore

low boks containing statements

of the low based

корона

ما

Treaties

of this nature become to

great extent

1

}

worthless when considering the action.

This Excellency should ferrone with, reference to renditions

from

this

Colony to Chin. To illustrate shortly. what we have just pointed out. Franz

tbulla

C

Berman living in London

after murdering tms. Briggo expon the North London Railway fled to the

United States and was

them upon порого

C

given up by daim sve his rendition

made

made by the English Government - Had

he fled to bantor mustard

$

If a New sport

he could not have been cloinned by

England under

amy

Extradition Treaty

with china. Do pect the

Case ·

1

our client in this

of the

case had

ban residing in London notend of

idongthong at the time the blincer

Official Si Lai

Lor applied for

hi

arrest could he have been claima

from England by

bhima

Under

amy

- Extradition Preaty? We think there cannot be the slightest doubt that

he everld not. Of aviy we trust shown

no

clearly that Extradition Treaty is in

existence.

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