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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1987

CONSULAR ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION FOR BRITISH PASSPORT HOLDERS

ENTITLED TO HONG KONG RESIDENTS HOLDING BRITISH PASSPORTS ARE

BRITISH CITIZENS WHEN BEING THE SAME ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION AS INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL OR JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS WHILE TRAVELLING THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON DAVID LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

ABROAD, JEAFFRESON, SAID IN THE

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON SAID THE FORMS OF ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE INCLUDE:

LEE

YU-TAI,

MR

JEAFFRESON

NOTIFICATION OF ARREST

LOCAL THE DETAINEE TO

IN COUNTRIES WITH WHICH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAD SIGNED AND RATIFIED A CONSULAR CONVENTION, THE AUTHORITIES WERE OBLIGED IF REQUESTED INFORM BRITISH CONSULAR OFFICERS OF THE ARREST OR OF BRITISH NATIONALS WHICH INCLUDED HONG DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS.

KONG

DETENTION BRITISH

KONG

HONG

THE CONSULAR OFFICERS WOULD THEN INFORM THE HONG IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT IN RESPECT OF THOSE RESIDENT IN KONG. THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WOULD THEN NOTIFY THE NEXT-OF-KIN IF THE PERSON ARRESTED SO REQUESTED;

ADVICE ON LOCAL PROCEEDINGS AND LEGAL AID

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то

THE CONSULAR OFFICERS WOULD GIVE ADVICE

THEIR RIGHTS AND ARRESTED ON THE LOCAL PROCEEDINGS, AVAILABILITY OF LEGAL AID.

THEY WOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT то ENSURE PERSONS CONCERNED TOOK ADVANTAGE

OF ANY

BDTCS

THE

THE THAT FREE LEGAL AID BROUGHT THAT WAS AVAILABLE, AND THAT THEY WERE CHARGED AND TO TRIAL WITHOUT UNNECESSARY DELAY, OR ELSE WERE RELEASED;

VISIT BY BRITISH CONSULAR OFFICER

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REGULARLY VISIT THEY WOULD TRY ΤΟ

BRITISH ENSURE BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER UNITED NATIONS STANDARD

CONSULAR OFFICERS WOULD NATIONALS IMPRISONED OVERSEAS. THAT THE CONDITIONS OF DETENTION, SENTENCE, WERE IN CONFORMITY WITH MINIMUM RULES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS;

REPATRIATION

WAS WHERE REPATRIATION

CONSULAR OFFICERS WOULD

MAKE

REQUIRED AND AUTHORISED THE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS,

FOR EXAMPLE AS REGARDS DOCUMENTATION AND FUNDING.

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