TNAG-2584-FCO40-3772-Extradition-agreements-between-Hong-Kong-and-Malaysia-1992 — Page 12

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Dear

Exchange of Letters

Leader of the Hong Kong delegation to leader of the Malaysian delegation

ANNEX A

I refer to the Agreement between the Government of

Malaysia and the Government of

the Government of Hong Kong for the

surrender of fugitive offenders signed at

on

.. ("the Agreement").

During the negotiations leading to the Agreement,

the I described my Government's current policy towards

death penalty and undertook to set down in writing how

in to react

the event that my Government intends

Malaysia seeks the surrender of a fugitive offender who

is punishable under the laws of Malaysia with

the death

penalty.

Whenever the surrender of a person is sought from

Hong Kong by the Government of Malaysia in respect of an

offence which carries the death penalty, the Hong Kong

to make whether it wishes

Government will consider whether

representations to the Government of Malaysia with a

view to obtaining

an assurance that the death penalty,

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