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[In the same speaking note the British side also consulted the Chinese side on the continued application to the HKSAR

of the UK/Thai Bilateral Agreement on Transfer of Sentenced

Persons, as drafted. This agreement, which extends to Hong

Kong,

was ratified in London on 6 February 1991 and entered

into force on that

In due course the British side

date.

will again

continued

need

application

to consult

the

Chinese

of

this

bilateral

1997.]

side on the

agreement after

4.

they

Kong

had

objection no

On 14 September 1987 the Chinese side replied that

to the Convention applying to Hong

up

to

1

July

1997

but

that

application

of the

Convention to the Hong Kong SAR should be considered only

after both sides had studied Hong Kong's relations with

foreign

states

extradition. regarding

The Chinese side

took the view that the question of transfer of sentenced

prisoners was in certain aspects related to the question of

extradition.

5.

The

was Convention

subsequently extended to Hong

Kong with effect from 1 February 1988 (Annex D).

6.

In

1990 September

the British and Chinese sides

agreed at JLG XVI that Hong Kong would negotiate bilateral

agreements

for the

surrender of fugitive offenders with a

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