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enforce

awards

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to

which the Convention applies, in

accordance with its local procedural rules.

6.

On its face the New York Convention requires any

Convention to recognise and enforce

State party to the

awards of any other

State [even if that State is not a

party to the New York Convention]. States parties may

reservations if they wish.

however make two

declare that they

They may

will only apply the Convention to other

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Contracting Parties [i.e. there must be reciprocity] and

limit the application to disputes arising out of legal

relationships which they consider to be 'commercial'.

Ratification

7.

(a) The U.K. ratified the Geneva Protocol on

27 September 1924 and extended it to Hong

Kong on 10 February 1965 (reference at

Annex B).

(b)

The U.K. ratified the Geneva Convention on

2 July 1930 and extended it to Hong Kong on

10 February 1965 (reference at Annex C).

(c) The

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Kong

U.K. ratified the New York Convention on

September 1975 and extended it to Hong

on 21 January 1977.

The U.K. has

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