TNAG-2586-FCO40-3774-Rendition-agreements-between-Hong-Kong-and-Guangdong-provinc-1992 — Page 3

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CONFIDENTIAL

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT

LOWER ALBERT ROAD HONG KONG

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Hong Kong Department

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Jean Rod,

UKC

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Rendition agreements with Guangdong

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Thank you for your letter of 30 June. course no talks under way on a rendition agreement. we changed our view about initiating such talks. still prefer to have a few extradition agreements with other countries under our belt for precedent purposes before going

The added sensitivity into any negotiations with the Chinese.

of any public discussion of this is, as you are aware, that if people got the idea that we were discussing rendition with Guangdong, this might well cause concern to those partners with whom we have negotiated, or are currently negotiating, extradition agreements. One of the main fears they all have is that people returned to Hong Kong may be sent on to China. are therefore keen to discourage speculation on the matter.

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Yousan

Styphen

(S E Bradley)

Deputy Political Adviser

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