RESTRICTED
FM FCO
TO ROUTINE HONG KONG
TELNO 1970
OF 0614OOZ NOVEMBER 91
RESTRICTED
HKC
hicc 031/2TOP COPY
1. NOV 19 DIST 2
INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
141622
MDLOAN 8622
YOUR TELNO 2880: IRO SUB-GROUP: PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW TREATIES
1. THE LORD CHANCELLORS DEPARTMENT IS HAPPY WITH THE PAPER ON THE CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF TRUSTS (HAGUE 1984) AND HAS NO COMMENT ON IT OTHER THAN IT IS CLEARLY DESIRABLE THAT THE CONVENTION SHOULD CONTINUE TO APPLY TO HONG KONG AFTER 1997.
2.
REGARDING THE THREE ARBITRATION CONVENTIONS, THE DTI (WHO HAVE REPONSIBILITY FOR THEM) HAVE NO COMMENTS. HOWEVER, THEY POINTED OUT THAT WHILE IT IS DESIRABLE THAT ALL THREE CONVENTIONS SHOULD CONTINUE AFTER 1997, THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THEM IS THE CONVENTION OF THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBRITRAL AWARDS (NEW YORK CONVENTION 1958) WHICH HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY ORDINANCE IN HONG KONG. IT SHOULD CERTAINLY CONTINUE TO APPLY AFTER 1997 IF HONG KONG IS TO REMAIN A MAJOR ARBITRATION CENTRE.
3. WE ARE FAXING A SERIES OF RELATED DOCUMENTS.
HURD
YYYY
MAIN
60
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
. (RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
PUSD
HD/FED
NEWS D
DISTRIBUTION
64
PLANNERS
RAD
PS/LORD CAITHNESS PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
1
PAGE RESTRICTED