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b)
Service of documents
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It is important that service abroad of
documents issued in Hong Kong can be
ensured. It is proposed that
arrangements which Hong Kong enters
into will
Compt
want (hine)
i)
be reciprocal;
ii)
iii)
ensure service of documents in
the form required by the law of
the requesting country; and
provide a clear obligation on the
requesting country not to impose
any penalty or coercive measure
on a person who does not respond
to a document served.
c)
Obtaining evidence
Evidence may already be taken in Hong
Kong for transmission to a requesting
country for use in criminal proceedings
which have been instituted or whose
institution is likely if the evidence
is obtained. However, Hong Kong is not
guaranteed reciprocity
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