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enforce
awards
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to
which the Convention applies, in
accordance with its local procedural rules.
6.
On its face the New York Convention requires any
Convention to recognise and enforce
State party to the
awards of any other
State [even if that State is not a
party to the New York Convention]. States parties may
reservations if they wish.
however make two
declare that they
They may
will only apply the Convention to other
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Contracting Parties [i.e. there must be reciprocity] and
limit the application to disputes arising out of legal
relationships which they consider to be 'commercial'.
Ratification
7.
(a) The U.K. ratified the Geneva Protocol on
27 September 1924 and extended it to Hong
Kong on 10 February 1965 (reference at
Annex B).
(b)
The U.K. ratified the Geneva Convention on
2 July 1930 and extended it to Hong Kong on
10 February 1965 (reference at Annex C).
(c) The
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Kong
U.K. ratified the New York Convention on
September 1975 and extended it to Hong
on 21 January 1977.
The U.K. has
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