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CONT

5.

in

and

The

Convention requires

that the offences listed

Article 1 be extraditable in respect of both existing

future

extradition treaties

involving

Parties (Article 8.1).

Contracting

Further, in the absence of an

extradition treaty, Contracting Parties whose law SO

provides may consider this Convention as the legal basis

for extradition (Article 8.2).

Benefits

6.

aviation.

Continued

Hong Kong is an important centre of international

and regional

application Of the

provisions of this Convention is essential to protect

aircraft, passengers and crew travelling to and transiting

Hong Kong and to maintain the high level of international

confidence in the operation of civil aviation in Hong Kong.

Proposals

The

British side propose that the

Convention

should

continue to apply to the Hong Kong SAR after 30 June

with the Joint Declaration.

1997 in accordance

became A party

provided that it

The PRC

the convention on 18 September 1980 and

remains so, it will be necessary only to

ensure

that

the

international

CONFIDENTIAL

rights and

obligations