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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 1985 Extradition Order and to bring offences

under the localising Ordinance within the scope of the localised

fugitive offenders legislation. If such legislation is not in place

when the localising Bill is introduced, the Bill will, as a

temporary measure, include an amendment to the 1985 Extradition

Order so that it will apply to offences under the localising

Ordinance rather than under the 1982 Act.

8.

That

The

As mentioned in para. 2 above, the 1982 Act added the

offence of hostage-taking to the Fugitive Offenders Act 1967.

Act governs the surrender of fugitive offenders to and from

Commonwealth jurisdictions and is applied to Hong Kong by the

Fugitive Offenders (Hong Kong) Order 1967 ("the 1967 Order").

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. 7 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 under the localising Ordinance 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 Bill will, as a temporary measure, include a saving

for relevant provisions of the 1967 Order.