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b)

it purports to be sealed with an official or public seal of the requesting Party

or of an officer of the requesting Party

or if it is authenticated in any other such manner as may be permitted by the law of the

requested Party.

ARTICLE 14

Concurrent Requests

If the surrender of a fugitive offender is requested concurrently by one of the

Parties and a Government or Governments with whom the United Kingdom or the Hong Kong

Special Administrative Region, whichever is being requested, has arrangements for the

surrender of fugitive offenders, the requested Party shall make its decision in so far as its law

allows having regard to all the circumstances including the provisions in this regard in any

agreements in force between the requested Party and other requesting Governments, the

relative seriousness and places of commission of the offences, the respective dates of the

requests, the nationality or citizenship and ordinary residence of the person sought and the

possibility of subsequent surrender to another State, and shall furnish the other Party with

information justifying its decision in the event of surrender of the fugitive to another

jurisdiction.

ARTICLE 15

Language of Documentation

All documents submitted in accordance with this Agreement shall be in, or

translated into, an official language of the requested Party, to be specified by the requested

Party in each case. Any such translation shall be duly authenticated.

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