CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TELNO 1576
TO ROUTINE FCO
OF 070207Z OCTOBER 1993
CONFIDENTIAL
HKA 385/1
1 UCI 1993
132431
MDLIAN 1947
INFO ROUTINE UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING
MIPT: 1988 UN Drugs Convention
Text of draft note follows.
ни додо делятся
ست
The 1988 UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (text at Annex) was adopted on 19 december 1988 in Vienna and entered into force on 11 November 1990.
The The United Kingdom ratified the Convention on 28 June 1991. People's Republic of China ratified it on 25 October 1989.
2. The Convention is an important international instrument in the fight against drug trafficking and money Laundering. It promotes international cooperation to address the various aspects of illicit drug trafficking. The Convention requires each Party to establish criminal offences relating to money laundering and take legal powers to enable its authorities to trace, freeze and confiscate the proceeds of drug trafficking. It also sets out provisions for international cooperation including extradition of drug traffickers, mutual legal assistance in drug-related criminal investigations, confiscation of assets and other measures to combat illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
3. Hong Kong already complies with most of the requirements of the Convention. It plays an active and successful role in this area of international cooperation and contributes in appropriate fora on anti-drug matters. The application of the Convention will enable Hong Kong to enhance such activities. Drug trafficking is a world- wide problem. Coordinated and effective cooperation between jurisdictions ensures that there are no safe havens for the traffickers or their assets. The reciprocal rights and obligations created by this Convention will help Hong Kong take more effective action.
The British side intends to extend the Convention to Hong Kong. As extension of the Convention to Hong Kong will create new international rights and obligations affecting Hong Kong and since it is intended that the Convention should continue to apply to Hong
PAGE
1
CONFIDENTIAL
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.