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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