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quoted above). On the other hand, it results from the Sino-British arrangement, which is a common decíaration, that the government of the People's Republic of China decided in renmier the exercise of its sovereignty over Hong Kong from 1st July 1997 which confirms the Chinese position, now acknowledged by the British government as it is a common asciaration, that the Chinese mant never lost its sovereignty; the government of the United Kingdom simply undertook to hand over Hong Kong to China in 1997. One must observe that the Sino-British declaration constitutes a treaty, ratified by the two parties on 27 May 1965 and registered on 12th Tune 1985 by the two parties, separately, with the General Secretary of the United Nations in compliance with Article 102 of the Charter (see Peter Slin "The Sino-British Hong Kong Settlement", quoted above).
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In view of the above, it seems very difficult to consider Hong Kong see British colony covered by the
treaty of 18761.
3. ON THE IRREGULARITY OF THE REQUEST FOR EXTRADITION
Further to Article 6 of the Extradition Treaty of 14th August 1976:
"[Please refer to official text)”.
The text is very clear, the request must be signed by the Ambassador or by another diplomatic agent of
Her Britannic Majesty.
1One must observe in addition that this treaty is not even presently in force between France and Great as regards the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the lale of Man; it was indeed automatically terminated by Great Britain becoming party to the European Convention of Extradition of 13 December 1957 (ratified by France and published by the Decree no. 86-736 of 14 May 1986) and with respect to Great Britain, by its signature of the treaty on 21 December 1990 and its ratification thereof on 13th February 1991 to be in force on 14th May 1991 (information given orally by the General Secretariat of the Council of Europe).
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