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HONG KONG TELNO 2022 TO FCO: FOREIGN LAWYERS

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THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS IN PARA 4 OF TUR ARE AS FOLLOWS:

A) FOREIGN LAWYERS WITH OR WITHOUT LOCAL QUALIFICATIONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM WORKING IN INDONESIA EXCEPT AS CONSULTANTS ON FOREIGN LAW. HOWEVER NO NEW CONSULTANTS ARE BEING AWARDED WORK PERMITS AND FROM 1990 WHEN THOSE PRESENTLY ENGAGED HAVE ENDED THEIR CONTRACTS THERE WILL BE NO MORE FOREIGN LAWYERS IN INDONESIA.

B) N/N

C) I) NO PARTNERSHIPS ARE ALLOWED

II) SEE A ABOVE.

III) FOREIGN LAW FIRMS MAY ACT AS CORRESPONDENTS WITH INDONESIAN LAW FIRMS FROM THEIR FOREIGN BASE. FEE SHARIN IS PROHIBITED.

D) NO. NO FOREIGN LAW FIRMS MAY OPERATE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

E) NO SPECIFIC CHANGES ARE BEING CONSIDERED BUT OUR HONORARYH LEGAL

ADVISER EXPECTS CONDITIONS FOR FOREIGN LAWYERS TO BECOME GENERALLY MORE RESTRICTIVE.

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