TNAG-1825-FCO40-2592-Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-Criminal-Justice-Bill-Administration-of-1988 — Page 5

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中區政府合署(東座三樓)

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SPECIAL DUTIES UNIT

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Central Government Offices

MKD 384 | Ming his

(3/F East Wing) Room 363

Hong Kong

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電話號碼 Tel. No.: 5-8102131

Legal Advisers,

F.C.O.,

King Charles Street,

London SW1,

England.

(Attn: David Edwards Esq.)

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I am a member of Special Duties Unit in the Attorney-General's Chambers and of the British (Hong Kong) team that negotiated with the Chinese.

2.

I understand that the Criminal Justice Act (extradition provisions) are now effective and that the U.K. will be in a position to ratify the European Convention on Extradition.

3.

I would be very grateful if you could let us know what the legislation provides (especially as regards dependent territories) and how you see Hong Kong maintaining its "separate" system, both so as to be in position to start down the road proposed at J.L.G. and not to be encumbered with any new "European" obligations.

Personally I can see no advantage in having the Council of Europe Convention applied to Hong Kong; indeed there is positive disadvantage because of our desire to retain the prima facie rule (a matter on which we would need to reserve) and in the necessity to consult the Chinese.

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Very interested to hear your views,

Lunds 6/10.

Yours sincerely,

Newall

(Christopher Newall) Senior Crown Counsel (Special Duties)