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Arrangements for the Reciprocal Recognition
and Enforcement of Civil Judgments in Civil
and Commercial Matters
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INTRODUCTION
It
is
important, in the interests of
the
community as
a
whole, but for local businessmen
in
particular, to have an effective scheme which enables money
judgments obtained
other jurisdictions
1997.
have
in
Hong Kong to be easily enforced in
vice versa both before and after
and
The British side have examined the situation and
concluded that the most appropriate scheme would be
based on bilateral international agreements between
Hong Kong and other relevant jurisdictions.
one
We are
therefore seeking the agreement of the Chinese side to our
proposal that, on the basis of the draft Model Agreement in
the Annex hereto, Hong Kong should
negotiate bilateral
agreements with selected countries on the reciprocal
recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and
commercial matters that will continue to apply after 1997.
A list of
partners will be provided to the
potential
Chinese side in due course.
BACKGROUND
2.
A person who brings proceedings in the courts of
Hong Kong and obtains a money judgment may find that the
judgment debtor
has
insufficient
assets in Hong Kong to
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