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OF 07082OZ JULY 93
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036615 MDLIAN 3617
CAMARO CASE: U.S. LETTER OF REQUEST TO HONG KONG COURTS. YR TELNO 1517.
1. THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS NOT YET CONSULTED THE CROWN
SOLICITOR ON THE PROPOSED APPLICATION TO THE ALABAMA COURTS TO PREVENT THE TARGET FROM INTERVENING IN HONG KONG PROCEEDINGS. WE AGREE THAT THE U.S. AUTHORITIES SHOULD NOT RESORT TO THIS COURSE OF ACTION.
2.
HONG KONG RULES OF SUPREME COURT (RSC) ALLOW AFFECTED PARTIES TO APPLY TO SET ASIDE ORDERS MADE EX-PARTE (0.32 R6 RSC). AN ORDER PURSUANT TO A LETTER OF REQUEST IS MADE ON AN EX-PARTE APPLICATION. FURTHER, HONG KONG LAW REQUIRES THAT NOTICE OF EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES MUST BE GIVEN BY THE PARTY APPLYING FOR THE ORDER TO ALL OTHER PARTIES (0.39 R6 RSC).
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