TNAG-1921-FCO40-2726-Mutual-legal-assistance-between-the-UK-and-Hong-Kong-1989 — Page 55

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

g)

h)

CONFIDENTIAL 機密

5

Obtaining production of official records

Under this head of assistance documents

would be supplied under the same

conditions as they would be available

to law enforcement and judicial

authorities in the requested country.

? already practice

? anything special

in mind

Search and seizure

This head of assistance would permit

the issue of warrants authorising the

search of persons or premises for

things which are or contain evidence of

an offence which is the subject of an

investigation or proceeding in the

requesting country; such things could

then be seized and returned to the

requesting country. In addition things

seized pursuant to a search warrant in

relation to a criminal matter in the

requested country should be capable of

being returned to the requesting

country. This head of assistance would

be new and clearly could involve

considerable interference with the

property rights of residents of the

CONFIDENTIAL

機密

97 398d

92:21 21-S

68.

XH 3SNOH INO9 000

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