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1156 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 13, 1907.

DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

No. 602.

CIRCULAR.

DOWNING STREET,

31st July, 1907.

SIR,-With reference to Mr. CHAMBERLAIN'S Circular despatch of the 27th March, 1902, I have the honour to transmit to you, for publication in the Colony under your government, the accompanying copy of an Order of His Majesty the King in Council giving effect to a Supplementary Convention between the United Kingdom and Belgium, amending Article XIV of the Treaty of Extradition of the 29th October, 1901.

I have, &c.,

The Officer Administering the Government of

ELGIN.

HONGKONG.

BELGIUM EXTRADITION ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1907.

AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, THE 6TH DAY OF JULY, 1907.

PRESENT,

THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

LORD PRESIDENT.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN.

LORD SHUTTLEWORTH.

SIR W. BRAMPTON GURDON. MR. EUGENE WASON.

MR. R. SPENCE WATSON.

MR. MCKENNA.

WHEREAS by the Extradition Acts, 1870 to 1906, it was amongst other things enacted

that, where an arrangement has been made with any foreign State with respect to the surrender to such State of any fugitive criminals, His Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that the said Acts shall apply in the case of such foreign State; and that His Majesty may, by the same or any subsequent Order, limit the operation of the Or- der, and restrict the same to fugitive criminals who are in or suspected of being in the part of His Majesty's dominions specified in the Order, and render the operation thereof subject to such conditions, exceptions, and qualifications as may be deemed expedient:

And whereas a Treaty was concluded on the twenty-ninth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and one, between Us and His Majesty the King of the Belgians, for the mutual extradition of fugitive criminals, in the case of which Treaty the Extradition Acts, 1870 to 1895, were applied by Order in Council of the sixth March, one thousand nine hundred and

two.

And whereas a Supplementary Convention was concluded on the fifth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and seven, between Us and His Majesty the King of the Bel- gians, for the purpose of completing Article XIV of the said Treaty of the twenty-ninth October, one thousand nine hundred and one, for the mutual extradition of fugitive criminals, which Supplementary Convention is in the terms following :-

The Government of His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and the Govern- ment of His Majesty the King of the Belgians, having deemed it necessary to complete Article XIV of the Treaty of Extradition between Great Britain and Belgium of the 29th October, 1901, relative to the application of the stipulations of the Treaty to the extra-Euro- pean Colonies and foreign Possessions of the two States, the Undersigned, duly authorized to that effect by their respective Governments, have agreed as follows:--

ARTICLE I.

In the relations of each of the High Contracting Parties with the extra-European Colo- nies and foreign Possessions of the other, the periods fixed by Articles IV, paragraph 1, and V of the Treaty of the 29th October, 1901, shall be extended as follows:-