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Amendment to the Fugitive Offenders Act

Ao the Hen Hember for Kingston upon Hull is aware-

The Governor appointed a judge of the High Court,

Sir Alastair Blair-Kerr, to investigate the

departure of Mr Godber from Hong Kong and to propose

ir Alastair's report recommends

further measures

Lisir

that the Fugitive Offenders Act should be amended

so as to enable Godber, and other offenders charged

with criminal offences which are not relevant

returned

offences under the Act, to be extradited to Hong

Kong.

We are considering the whole question but there are

considerable difficulties, particularly about

retrospective amendment.

Reason for discrepancy between laws in Hong Kong and the UK

Section 10 of Hong Kong's Frevention of Bribery

Ordinance (under the provisions of which Godber

was charged) was agreed because of the particular

situation in Hong Kong. Recent events have shown

that it is needed.

Action to combat the general problem of corruption

in Hong Kong

I support the setting up of an independent Anti-

Corruption Commission in Hong Kong and the strong

measures which the Governor is taking to deal with

the admitted problem of corruption.

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