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(a) che

request

For

sovereignty, secur

assistance

impairs

she

cr public order of

CI, in the case of the Government of Hong kong, the State which is responsible for its foreign

affairs;

(b) the request for assistance relates to an offence

of a political

character;

(c) the request for assistance relates to an offence

only under military law;

(d) there are substantial grounds for believing that

the request for assistance will result in a

person being prejudiced on account of his race, religion, nationality or political opinions;

(e) the request

prosecution

of

for assistance relates to the

of a person for an offence in respect which the person has been convicted, acquitted Or pardoned in the Requested Party or for which

the person could no longer be prosecuted by

reason of lapse of time if the offence had been

committed within

the

jurisdiction of

the

requested Party;