Read the full judgment text of CACV 000073/1999 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 5 October 1999.
1. The U.S. is seeking the extradition of the Appellant, Peter Chong. The offences which he is alleged to have committed are conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to commit offences against the law relating to dangerous drugs, arson, and criminal intimidation. In July 1998, the Chief Executive issued an authority to proceed under Part II of the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance (Cap. 503) ("the Ordinance"), and within a few days the Appellant was arrested when he arrived in Hong Kong from Taiwan.