TNAG-1996-FCO40-2843-Hong-Kong-Drug-Trafficking-(Recovery-of-Proceeds)-Ordinance--1991 — Page 166

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PROGRESS REPORT ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE CONFISCATION AGREEMENT

NEGOTIATIONS AS AT 25 OCTOBER 1989

Unless otherwise stated, all reports refer to negotiations for agreements to trace, freeze and confiscate the proceeds of drug trafficking (*indicates change from last report.)

Objectives

To conclude the following number of agreements by the end of each year:

concluded

Number of

Year

Target no of Agreements

Agreements

1988

1989

7

1990

8

1991

9

1992

10

4

(USA, Australia, Canada, Bahamas)

7

(Switzerland, Bermuda, Spain, Anguilla, Nigeria, Gibraltar, Malaysia)

Candidate Countries for Meeting Target (plus target date)

Caymans (4th quarter), Sweden (4th quarter),

Hong Kong (4th quarter), British Virgin Isles (4th quarter)

Italy (1st quarter),

Montserrat (1st quarter)

Turks & Caicos Isles (1st

quarter), Netherlands

(2nd quarter), Mexico (3rd

quarter), Norway (2nd

quarter), Guyana (3rd

quarter), Jamaica

(3rd quarter), Germany (3rd quarter), Denmark (3rd quarter)

Austria, Barbados,

Belgium, Liechtenstein,

Luxembourg, India,

Singapore, Pakistan,

Portugal, Saudi Arabia,

France, Venezuela

Turkey, Greece, Ireland

Trinidad and Tobago,

New Zealand, Cyprus,

Thailand, Morocco, Brazil,

UAE

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