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INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS, WE CANNOT AT THIS STAGE

EXTEND THE ORDER TO HONG KONG. DETAIL IN

PARAGRAPH 5 BELOW.

4. THE ORDER TO BE MADE UNDER THE EXTRADITION

ACT 1870 WILL ALSO BE MADE AT THE PRIVY COUNCIL ON

25 NOVEMBER AND WILL BE LAID BEFORE PARLIAMENT ON

26 NOVEMBER. THIS WILL COME INTO OPERATION ON THE

DATE OF RATIFICATION. FOR THE SAME REASONS AS

SPECIFIED ABOVE IN RELATION TO THE SECTION 7(3) ORDER,

WE HAVE NOT AT THIS STAGE BEEN ABLE TO APPLY THE

ORDER TO HONG KONG.

5. SINCE THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE JOINT DECLARATION

WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING WITH THE CHINESE VARIOUS

ASPECTS OF THE APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS

AND OBLIGATIONS TO HONG KONG. WE HAVE RECENTLY

AGREED WITH THEM A PROCEDURE FOR CONSULTATION IN

RESPECT OF THE CREATION OF ANY NEW INTERNATIONAL

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS FOR HONG KONG WHICH COULD

EXTEND BEYOND 1997. WE EXPECT FORMAL CONFIRMATION

OF THE CONSULTATION ARRANGEMENTS TO TAKE PLACE THIS

WEEK DURING THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE SINO BRITISH

JOINT LIAISON GROUP IN PEKING. UNDER THE ARRANGEMENTS

THE CHINESE WILL HAVE FORTY DAYS IN WHICH TO OFFER

ANY OBJECTIONS IN PRINCIPLE TO THE APPLICATION OF A

NEW TREATY TO HONG KONG. WE INTEND TO SUBMIT THE

SUPPLEMENTARY TREATY TO THE CHINESE AS SOON AS THE

NEW ARRANGEMENTS ARE CONFIRMED. THE TIME REQUIRED WILL

MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE AN ORDER IN RESPECT OF

HONG KONG BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

CONSULTATION

IS LIKELY TO BE COMPLETED SOMETIME IN JANUARY.

6. WE STILL HOWEVER WISH TO RATIFY THE TREATY IF AT ALL

POSSIBLE ON 17 DECEMBER OR SOON AFTER SO THAT WE MAY

REFILE AN EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR DOHERTY AT THE

EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. SINCE WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO

EXTEND THE ORDERS TO HONG KONG BY 17 DECEMBER WE

THEREFORE CONSIDER THAT WE MIGHT INITIALLY RATIFY

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