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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 2357
OF 241715Z NOVEMBER 89
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
FROM ERD
YOUR TELNO 3885: DRUG TRAFFICKING (RECOVERY OF PROCEEDS) ORDINANCE 1989: DESIGNATION OF US
1. WE HAVE LOOKED AT YOUR DRAFT MODEL AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE
INVESTIGATION OF DRUG TRAFFICKING AND CONFISCATION OF THE
PROCEEDS OF DRUG TRAFFICKING. WE HAVE NO PARTICULAR COMMENTS ON THE TEXT, WHICH IS CLOSE TO OUR OWN MODEL AGREEMENT, ALTHOUGH WE DOUBT WHETHER IT IS NECESSARY TO INCLUDE A GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL FOR CASES WHERE THE OFFENCE UNDER INVESTIGATION CARRIES THE DEATH PENALTY. THIS SORT OF PROVISION IS SOMETIMES FOUND IN EXTRADITION TREATIES BUT IS NOT NORMALLY INCLUDED IN MUTUAL LEGAL
ASSSISTANCE ARRANGEMENTS (FCO TELNO 1124 REFERS).
2.
WE HAVE ASKED THE CONFISCATION EXPERTS IN THE HOME OFFICE TO HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR DRAFT AND WE WILL FORWARD ANY COMMENTS THEY HAVE TO YOU. WE WILL ALSO FAX TO WEEKS A COPY OF OUR LATEST MODEL CONFISCATION AGREEMENT WHICH YOU MAY FIND USEFUL.
HONG KONG DEPARTMENT ARE CONSIDERING THE APPROACH OUTLINED IN YOUR TELNO 3795 AND WILL COMMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON IT.
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