22. 委员会注意到，代表团的立场是，与中国大陆就移交逃犯和被判刑人士的安排进行的协商是内部事务，对这些安排不可视为《公约》第 3 条和第 8 条下的引渡协议。然而，委员会认为，中国香港有义务预防被移交的罪犯或被判刑人士回到中国大陆或经由中国澳门移交后在被拘留或入狱期间面临酷刑或虐待的风险(第 2 条和第 3 条)。
22. The Committee notes the delegation’s position that the negotiations with mainland China on arrangements for the surrender of fugitive offenders and the transfer of sentenced persons are a matter of internal affairs and that those arrangements could not be considered as extradition agreements that would fall under articles 3 or 8 of the Convention. The Committee considers, however, that Hong Kong, China is under an obligation to prevent transferred offenders or sentenced persons from being exposed to the risk of torture or ill-treatment while in detention or in prison upon return to mainland China or upon transfer via Macao, China (arts. 2 and 3).