# The Hong Kong (Extradition) Order 1997, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Extradition Act 1989 (“the 1989 Act”) so that the 1989 Act applies in relation to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from 1st July 1997, the date from which Hong Kong ceases to be a colony.
Article 1 of the Order provides that it shall come into force on 1st July 1997. Article 2 provides that the 1989 Act shall be amended as set out in the Schedule to this Order. Articles 3, 4 and 5 contain transitional provisions. Article 6 provides that the Order shall extend to the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
The purpose of the amendments to the 1989 Act as set out in the Schedule to the Order is to enable the 1989 Act to have effect in relation to the return of persons to, or in relation to persons returned from, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1178/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hong-kong-extradition-order-1997/note
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