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7.
security of witnesses travelling to another jurisdiction.
12.
to
Notwithstanding the proposal that Hong Kong should seek to establish bilateral agreements with other
jurisdictions, for the provision of Mutual Legal
Assistance, it would not be the intention
rule out
entirely the possibility of less formal arrangements with other parties, provided reciprocity was guaranteed. It
may also be desirable, in due course, to supplement a
network of Mutual Legal Assistance agreements with
which
arrangements
legislation only.
operate on the basis Of internal
This
development would best be
considered, at a later state, in the light of the progress
made in the negotiation of bilateral agreements,
POST 1997
13.
It will be important for the maintenance of Hong Kong's law enforcement capability that any mutual legal assistance agreements concluded in the near
near future should
continue in force beyond 1997. Section III of Annex I to the Joint Declaration provides that the Central People's Government shall assist or authorise the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to make appropriate arrangements for
reciprocal juridical assistance with foreign states.
Clearly, it is important that any agreements which are to
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