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3.

Australia and Canada are among those who have

already

taken legislative action as a result of the Commonwealth

Scheme.

HONG KONG'S CURRENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE

Administrative

5.

movements of a

Hong Kong currently provides some assistance to

foreign police forces through Interpol on an ad hoc

basis. This is normally restricted to the

the provision of

public documents and information which may be given

administratively, e.g. the whereabouts

suspect or witness, Many types of assistance that may be

sought by foreign jurisdictions, such as obtaining

evidence, transfer of persons in custody to give evidence,

search and seizure, and tracing, seizing and forfeiting of

the proceeds of criminal activities, can only be provided

if permitted by statutory powers.

Statutory

6.

The only two statutory powers that exist in Hong

Kong for the provision of assistance in criminal matters

at present are found in Part VIII of the Evidence

Ordinance (Chapter 8)

(Chapter 8) and the Drug Trafficking (Recovery

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