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HKCC 180/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
DESA
CA
APR 1993
REGISTRY Action Viike.
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MDLIAN 7291
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INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG
LOCALISATION OF LAWS AVIATION SECURITY, TOKYO CONVENTION, INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
1.
WE HAVE PREPARED FIVE CONSULTATION PAPERS FOR CONSULTING THE CHINESE SIDE ON THE LOCALISATION OF UK ENACTMENTS ON THE ABOVE SUBJECTS. COPIES BY BAG TO BUNTEN, HKD. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY COMMENTS.
2. THE FIVE PAPERS COVER THE LOCALISATION OF THOSE UK ENACTMENTS WHICH CURRENTLY IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING FIVE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS IN HONG KONG:
(A) CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE UNLAWFUL SEIZURE OF AIRCRAFT, 1970:
(B) CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF UNLAWFUL ACTS AGAINST THE SAFETY OF CIVIL AVIATION, 1971:
(C) CONVENTION ON OFFENCES AND CERTAIN OTHER ACTS COMMITTED ON BOARD AIRCRAFT, 1963 (COMMONLY CALLED TOKYO CONVENTION):
(D) CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF CRIMES AGAINST INTERNATIONALLY PROTECTED PERSONS, 1973 AND
(E) INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AGAINST THE TAKING OF HOSTAGES, 1979.
THE CONTINUED APPLICATION AFTER 1997 OF THESE CONVENTIONS HAS ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED AND AGREED IN THE IRO SUB-GROUP OF THE JLG.
3. YOU MAY WISH TO NOTE THAT APART FROM THE MAIN UK ENACTMENTS GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONVENTIONS IN QUESTION, THERE ARE ALSO SEPARATE ORDERS-IN-COUNCIL WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE EXTRADITION ELEMENT. AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, WE ARE SEPARATELY CONSULTING THE
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