One Country, Two Systems: Cross-Border Crime between Hong Kong and China
Aug 2012 · Transaction Publishers
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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 âBig Spenderâ case. Kam C. Wong outlines the respective positions of various parties to the dispute. Part of the caseâs fascination involves competing interests, and that political clout counted for more than legal theory. âBig Spenderâ 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 âBig Spenderâ 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 âcase studyâ in large-scale terms.
About the author
Kam C. Wong is associate professor of criminal justice at Xavier University. Previously he was a police inspector with the Hong Kong Police and was awarded the Commissioner’s High Commendation. In addition, he was the former director of the Chinese Laws Program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and currently acts as a legal consultant to the Canadian government on Chinese policing and criminal process issues. His writings have appeared in numerous journals, including Police Quarterly, Criminal Law Bulletin, and the Asian Journal of Criminology.
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