EU Signs Readmission Agreement with Hong Kong

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EU Signs Readmission Agreement with Hong Kong

The European Union (EU) signed an agreement here Wednesday with China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) on the readmission of persons residing without authorization.

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The European Union (EU) signed an agreement here Wednesday with China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) on the readmission of persons residing without authorization.

This agreement, the first ever readmission agreement signed between the EU and a third country or region, will enable both parties to ensure, on a reciprocal basis, the rapid and effective identification and return of persons illegally entering or remaining in their respective territories.

The agreement, signed by European Commissioner for External Relations Chris Patten, European Commissioner for Justice and HomeAffairs Antonio Vitorino, and Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Antony Leung, was reached after the EU decided in March 2001 to grant visa-free access to Hong Kong SAR passport holders, according to a press release issued by the European Commission, the EU's executive body.

Negotiations on this agreement were finalized at the end of 2001 and the agreement was initialed on Nov. 22, 2001 when Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration Donald Tsang visited Brussels.

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