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Item 16: JD 165 (entry from
25.
HKSAR
to be
JD (JD 165) The
stipulates
that entry into the
of persons from other parts of China should continue
in regulated
accordance with the present practice. The two sides need to discuss and confirm how the present
practice of regulation is to be continued.
Item 17: Reciprocal Judicial Assistance in Civil Matters
26.
matters
Judicial
covers
underpinned
assistance
a wide
numerous by
in civil and commercial legal
range
bilateral
of
subjects
and
currently
multilateral
treaties.
To
system
it is
that essential
early
continue to bolster business confidence in
Hong Kong's legal
agreement is reached on the form in which these IROS should continue after 1997 and for the appropriate legislation to be in place to maintain them.
Item 18: Intellectual Property Regimes
Hong Kong currently 27. for intellectual property
multilateral
enjoys reciprocal protection
under
number a
of rights
in the conventions; and also participates in
World Intellectual Property Organisation.
application
of
these IROS to
the
The continued
HKSAR
is still to be
CONFIDENTIAL