TNAG-1579-FCO40-2153-Provision-of-judicial-assistance-to-Brunei-by-the-Hong-Kong--1986 — Page 4

OCMIAN 5925

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TELNO 1234

OF 251430Z JUNE 86

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RECEIVER

27 JUN 1986

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YOUR TELNO 1905:

PROVISION OF JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE TO BRUNEI BY

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

1.

THE INTENTION IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF OUR TELNO 1173 WAS TO

DRAW TO YOUR ATTENTION THE POSSIBLE PRESENTATIONAL ADVANTAGES OF

HONG KONG CONTINUING TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH A COURT IN ANOTHER

COMMON LAW JURISDICTION. THIS WOULD BE NOT SO MUCH A MATTER OF RECIPROCITY, AS AN INDICATION THAT NOT ONLY MAY THE HONG KONG JUDICIARY AFTER 1997 BE ASSISTED BY DRAWING ON THE EXPERTISE OF

OTHER COMMON LAW JURISDICTION AS PROVIDED IN THE JOINT

DECLARATION BUT THAT THEY ARE CAPABLE NOW, AND MAY ALSO BE SO IN THE FUTURE, OF PLAYING A WIDER ROLE IN ASSISTING THE JUDICIARY OF

ANOTHER SOUTH EAST ASIAN JURISDICTION.

HOWE

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HILD SEAD

LEGAL ADVISERS

SIR W. HARDING MR WILSON

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