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CONFIDENTIAL

once.

Use

of this word

in the model text is slightly

confusing

as,

when first

used, it is intended to be

referable to the jurisdiction of the courts whereas on the

second occasion it relates to the area of Hong Kong.

ARTICLE 3

3.

Several offences were added to the list to

reflect the Canadian criminal code. Some items on the list

were amended at the request of the Canadian side to achieve

a more generic approach to the description of offences

It was [1.e. 'an offence against the law relating to etc).

considered that this would be helpful where there were

in the two descriptions of

alirerences

сде 10

offences

jurisdictions. The more general or generic approach should

ensure that no serious offences are inadvertently omitted.

None ot the changes will necessitate amendment of existing

Hong Kong law.

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