anded to the Chinese side on 8 January 1993. If local legislation
on the surrender of fugitive offenders is in place when the
localising Bill now proposed by the British side is introduced,
provisions will be included in the Bill to repeal the 1971
Extradition Order and to bring offences committed on board aircraft
within the scope of the localised fugitive offenders legislation.
If such legislation is not in place when the localising Bill is
introduced, the machinery for the surrender to and from Hong Kong of
fugitive offenders who have committed or are suspected of offences
on board aircraft will, as a temporary measure, continue to be that
contained in the United Kingdom legislation as applied to Hong Kong.
13.
As the Chinese side is also aware, the surrender of
fugitive offenders to and from Commonwealth jurisdictions is at
present governed by the Fugitive Offenders Act 1967 as applied to
Hong Kong by the Fugitive Offenders (Hong Kong) Order ("the 1967
Order"). The 1967 Order will also lapse on 30 June 1997 as part of
the law of Hong Kong but will continue to apply until replaced by
the local legislation on the surrender of fugitive offenders
referred to in para. 12 above. If that legislation is in place when
the localising Bill now proposed by the British side is introduced,
provisions will be included in the Bill to disapply the 1967 Order
in respect of offences committed on board aircraft and to bring such
offences within the scope of the localised fugitive offenders
legislation. If such legislation is not in place when the
localising Bill is introduced, the 1967 Order will, as a temporary
measure, continue to apply to offences committed on board aircraft.
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