TNAG-2580-FCO40-3768-Extradition-agreements-between-Hong-Kong-and-Australia-1992 — Page 4

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Bilateral Agreement for the

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At JLG XVI, the British and Chinese sides agreed in

principle on the detailed future arrangements for the surrender

fugitive offenders between Hong Kong and other

jurisdictions. At JLG XVII, the Chinese side formally confirmed

they were content with the Chinese and English texts of the

Model Agreement which was to be used as a basis for negotiations

between Hong Kong and foreign jurisdictions.

2.

an

entrustment

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A Hong Kong Government delegation, under the authority of

from the Government of the United Kingdom, has

conducted two rounds of negotiations with a delegation from the

Government of Australia. On 28 January 1992, the heads of the

two delegations initialled a bilateral Agreement for the

Surrender of Accused and Convicted Persons. The initialled text

is at Annex A.

3.

The text is substantively similar to the Model Agreement

as agreed with the Chinese side.

An

article-by-article

comparison of the two texts is at Annex B. In accordance with the agreement reached at JLG XVI, the British side would like to

consult the Chinese side on the initialled text and would be

grateful to hear any views the Chinese side may have.

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