the uk gave hong kong back to china on 1 july 1997.
the uk gave hong kong back to china on 1 july 1997.
when did the uk give hong kong back to china?
1 july 1997
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bullet::::- no formal terms for extradition of suspects exist. article 95 provides for mutual judicial assistance between hong kong and the prc; however, serious stumbling blocks, such as capital punishment stand in the way of a formal understanding of extradition. additionally, hksar authorities have ruled that articles 6 and 7 of the prc criminal code does not give hong kong sole jurisdiction in criminal matters, particularly when a crime is committed across provincial or sar borders. the current status quo is that hong kong will ask for the return of hong kong residents who have committed crimes in hong kong and are arrested in the mainland. a mainlander who commits a crime in hong kong and flees back to the mainland, however, will be tried in the mainland. in cases of concurrent jurisdiction, the central government has demanded that the trial be held in the mainland. prominent authorities, such as albert chen, a professor, and gladys li, chairman of justice of the hong kong section of the international commission of jurists, feel that this situation has serious ramifications for judicial independence in hong kong.
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