TNAG-1872-FCO40-2660-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-China-1989 — Page 66

Speaking Note

Arbitration Case

(Translation)

With

reference to the speaking

mote which the.

British

side

$ handed to the Chinese side on 12 January

1989 concerning the altesed refusal by the Guangzhou

Maritime Court of PRC to recognise an arbitration

award

made by a Hong Kong Courti on the around of violation of

soverei antz, over a contractual dispute between a foreian

over

Joint

venture and a PRC client Company on the

specification of the dredging works, I am authorized to

make

the

following clarifications

investigation of the matter:

based on. an

1. The Guangzhou Maritime Court heard the above-

mentioned case. But when it Learned that the joint

venture had submitted the case to a Hons Koña Court

arbitration it stopped the hearing and Passed no

.Judgement on the case.

for

consultations

The

fact

is that after

the

two

Parties concerned eventually

arrive at a reconciliation of their own free will and

therefore the dispute was settled outside, the Court.

2. The British side mentioned in its speaking note

that the

Guangzhou Maritime

Court refused

the

arbitration avard granted in Hona Kone, contravening the

not quista!

A

1958 New York

Convention

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the recgenition

and

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