TNAG-2738-FCO40-3951-Hong-Kong-Letters-Patent-1993-1993 — Page 62

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Mr Charles Moore,

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2 November 1993

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Dear

Charles,

HONG KONG : AMENDMENT TO LAW ON DIVORCE

Thank you for your letter of 20 October 1993

on

seeking more details Matrimonial Causes Ordinance Hong Kong).

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our proposal to amend the (Chapter 179 of the Laws of

to

amend the Ordinance to provide for of the Hong Kong Law Reform

We propose the following recommendations

Commission, that :-

to

for a 2 year period the submission of a

(a) the current requirement

of separation prior

divorce petition to which both parties consent should be reduced to one year;

(b) where both

should be

application

parties consent to a divorce they permitted to make છે. joint

(at present, they have no choice but to assume the adversarial roles of petitioner and respondent);

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