The legal issues evoked by cross-border crime in Hong Kong and
China are sparse and what does exist is mostly in Chinese. This
book provides the first systematic, comprehensive, and in-depth
analysis of how Chinese, British, Hong Kong, and international law
were applied in the "Big Spender" case. Kam C. Wong outlines the
respective positions of various parties to the dispute. Part of the
case's fascination involves competing interests, and that political
clout counted for more than legal theory.
"Big Spender" may be little known outside Hong Kong and China,
but he made history there. It was the first time a Hong Kong legal
resident had been prosecuted, tried, and ultimately executed in
China for acts largely perpetrated in Hong Kong. The case tested
the limits of the one-country, two-systems approach under which
Hong Kong and China coexist. It also forced politicians, government
officials, and the public in both Hong Kong and China to come to
terms with the legal and policy issues related to cross-border
crime.
Wong sees the "Big Spender" case as making clear the dire need
for both sides to find workable solutions to concurrent
jurisdiction, police cooperation, and judicial assistance. Until
there is an acceptable arrangement governing the rendition of
offenders between Hong Kong and mainland China, the one- country,
two-systems formula cannot be stabilized. This is a "case study" in
large-scale terms.
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