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cen@lveton-of the eleventh meeting of

2-eleventh meeting of that-Group.

There is

now produced and shown to me marked "JFM3" a true copy of the

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relevant extract from the communique published following that

meeting. The confidentiality provisions in paragraph 10 of

Annex II to the Joint Declaration restrict the disclosure of

full detaile of the consultations and discussions of the Joint

Liaison Group.

16. The Chinese have also agreed that Hong Kong may negotiate and

conclude under authorisation its Own arrangements for

It is the Secondi « Respondent extradition in a form that can continue beyond 1997. Suc

Such crten tior

arrangements will maintain the protections currently available

to fugitive offenders, including the specialty protection, and

wiil be implemented in localised legislation. These

arrangements arise out of the provisions of the Joint

Declaration to which I have referred at sub-paragraphs (e) and

(g) of paragraph 9 above.

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17.

The Hong Kong Fugitive Offenders Order will not become part

of the law of the Special Administrative Region when the

Second region is established on 1 July 1997. The | Respondent is

committed to include specialty protection in the localised

legislation and in Hong Kong's agreements for extradition.