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3.

This Agreement is intended solely for mutual

assistance between the Parties. The provisions of the

Agreement shall not create any right on the part of any

private person to obtain assistance under this Agreement

or to impede the execution of a request.

1.

ARTICLE 2

DEFINITIONS

For the purposes, of this Agreement :

(a) proceedings are instituted :

́ (i) in Hong Kong when a magistrate

issues a warrant or summons, when a

person is charged with an offence

after having been taken into custody

without a warrant, or when a bill of

indictment is preferred,

is earliest in time;

whichever

(ii) in Australia when an information has

been

laid before a competent

authority, when a person is charged

with an offence after having been.

taken into custody without a

warrant,

Or when a bill of

indictment is preferred,

is earliest in time;

whichever