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HONG KONG NETHERLANDS AGREEMENT ON THE SURRENDER OF FUGITIVE

OFFENDERS: INITIALLED TEXT

ARTICLE 2(1)(IX) OF THE INITIALLED TEXT READS 'OFFENCES AGAINST

THE LAW RELATING TO DANGEROUS DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES'.

ARTICLE 2(1)(VIII) OF THE HONG KONG MODEL AGREEMENT WHICH FORMED THE BASIS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS READS 'OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW

RELATING TO DANGEROUS DRUGS'. OUR RECORD OF THE NEGOTIATIONS INDICATE THAT IT WAS INTENDED TO REPLACE 'DANGEROUS DRUGS' IN THE

HONG KONG MODEL WITH 'NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES'

SINCE 'DANGEROUS DRUGS' WAS NOT A TERM OF ART USED IN DUTCH LAW.

IF OUR RECORD IS CORRECT THERE IS A MISPRINT IN THE INITIALLED

TEXT. NARCOTIC DRUGS SHOULD BE SUBSTITUTED FOR DANGEROUS DRUGS.

GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD CONFIRM WITH JULIAN SCHUTTE OF MINISTRY OF

JUSTICE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY.

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