TNAG-2285-FCO40-3286-Cooperation-between-Hong-Kong-and-China-on-criminal-matters-1991 — Page 47

CONFIDEN"!I/

been arrested in Morocco. The Home Office initally asked

for him to be extra An

authorities instead

>

ས་.

prosecute the case, claiming jurisdiction over their que

nationals. The dea ta

Me

has apparently not been carried out for a decade.

Office is currently ·

The Home

L

to go ahead

presecution: at oss

but are concerned about the death penalty, amongst other

matters.

Implications for Pane

Assistance (MIA) A

&

Hong Kong plans

operating under_a_

and then to use these as a

in any couse.

model for negotiating similar arrangensute with China.

reason for this 3.0

place an MLA with Cata

contains appropilate

incl. Hing a quarantee that the death penalty will not including

the death penalty mit not be came out safeguards and rich ces

assistance can cu

L

acutory

powers.

х

9.

Entering into

áÏL MIG AMENL .OW with the

Chinese could clearly undermine the carefully constructed MLA approach,

J

*

hinese

that legal framework is needed for MLAs when Hong Kong

already conperuta.

basis. it

without the bengut of

all but

དྷུ་

certain

!

mu presadly

to insist that future NLA arransemen

mala i im pussible

for us to Ath pussible for us

1.0.

This probleın v

and fully debated.

with the proposals.

...

+

..S

EQ to proceed

comprehensive

241517

: CA

vie.

ik

Scules adn't Hill "idn't

that Legco

suppat

Hong Kong Public Opi

11.

dean shr

There?

i.. a woule

not understand if we sought to stop Hong Kong from making

ROFATC/4

nevalty?

CONFIDENTITAT.