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THIS TELEGRAM IS RESENT REPEATED TO FCO FOR INFORMATION.
DR TIMOTHY HAU DOW-KWONG.
1. WE HAVE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE TO PERSONALLY SERVE TWO DOCUMENTS ON DR HAU AND TO COMPLETE AND RETURN AFFIDAVITS OF SERVICE OF THE DOCUMENTS.
2. THE BACKGROUND TO THIS CASE IS THAT DR HAU WAS A SURETY FOR JAMES COE WHO ESCAPED BAIL AND FLED TO TAIWAN AND DID NOT APPEAR FOR A HIGH COURT TRIAL. THE CROWN WISHES TO FORMALLY NOTIFY DR HAU OF THIS FACT AND THAT THE CROWN WILL BE SEEKING A HEARING TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE HKD1 MILLION SURETY OF DR HAU SHOULD BE BE
ESTREATED.
3. DR HAU IS PRESENTLY ON A THREE YEARS CONTRACT AT THE WORLD BANK, ROOM S10-107, INFRASTRUCTURE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, 1818H STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, DC 20433 TEL (OFFICE) 202-4731381, 202-4734274 AND 202-4771052 AND TEL (HOME) 301- 7184353.
4. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE THE DOCUMENTS CONCERNED AND, IF NOT, WHAT SORT OF ASSISTANCE YOU MAY PROVIDE.
WILSON
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