TNAG-2657-FCO40-3850-Extradition-of-Li-Tzu--Chinese-national--from-Switzerland-to-1992 — Page 24

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FM FCO

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OF 271604Z OCTOBER 92

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG

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MDLOAN 9834

FROM NTCD

EXTRADITION FROM SWITZERLAND TO HONG KONG: LI TZU

1. SENIOR CROWN COUNSEL IN HONG KONG HAS WRITTEN TO NTCD, ENCLOSING A COPY OF SWISS NOTE TO YOU (NUMBER ILLEGIBLE) OF 16 OCTOBER ABOUT HONG KONG'S REQUEST TO SWITZERLAND FOR EXTRADITION OF LI TZU.

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SWISS NOTE SEEKS CERTAIN GUARANTEES ABOUT LI'S DETENTION POST-1997 WHICH HONG KONG AUTHORITIES ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE DRAFTED A NOTE IN REPLY SETTING OUT THEIR POSITION WHICH THEY HOPE WILL ENABLE THE SWISS TO AGREE TO LI'S RETURN. A COPY OF CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE FAXED TO YOU AS SOON AS LINE PROPOSED HAS BEEN CLEARED BY HONG KONG DEPARTMENT AND FCO LEGAL ADVISERS.

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IN ADDITION TO POINTS MADE IN HONG KONG'S DRAFT, YOU MAY WISH TO ADD A LINE TO THE EFFECT THAT IN BILATERAL AGREEMENTS THE CHINESE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT POST-1997 THEY DO NOT PROPOSE TO RE-EXTRADITE TO CHINA PEOPLE IN DETENTION IN HONG KONG.

4.

SWISS NOTE REQUIRES REPLY BY 9 NOVEMBER. AND HKD OF OUTCOME OF THIS CASE.

PLEASE INFORM NTCD

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