ARTICLE 3
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8.
Canada
to refuse the
agreed that Hong Kong could have a right
surrender of nationals but did not wish to
reserve an equivalent right
insisted that where
to
itself. It nevertheless
this right was exercized by Hong Kong
Canada should be entitled to request that Hong Kong
prosecution. We explained that Hong Kong had very
limited extra-territorial jurisdiction and that we would,
consider
in
any event, usually take the view that prosecution would
be inappropriate Canada understood this but nevertheless
a requirement important So that the
agreement would on its face allow a national, in respect of
whom surrender had been refused, to be prosecuted.
considered such
effect
Canada want
presentational reasons.
In
the requirement inserted for
It is important to note that the
obligation is only to consider prosecution action; there is
no obligation to actually prosecute.
ARTICLE 4
9.
No
substantive change; 'this penalty' replaced by
'a sentence of death'.
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