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Netherlands

(Article

6). Such authorities must maintain a

record of the certificates issued (Article 7).

3.

Pursuant

to

Article 6 para. 2 the United Kingdom

has declared by notification that the authorities currently

issue such certificates for Hong Kong are the

competent to

Chief Secretary, the Registrar Supreme Court, Deputy

Court, and the Assistant Registrar

Registrar Supreme

Supreme Court.

4.

The UK ratified the Convention on 21 August 1964

Annex A). The Convention entered into force

(reference at

for the United Kingdom on 24 January 1965 in accordance

with Article 11.

Article 13 provides that any State may

declare at the time of signature, ratification or

accession,

or

at

any time thereafter declare by

notification

to

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the

Netherlands, that the Convention extends to one or more of

the territories for whose international relations it is

responsible. The United Kingdom made such a declaration in

Kong Hong

on 25 April 1965

respect

Annex B).

of

(reference

at

Benefits

5.

The Convention seeks to reduce the formalities and

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