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Seaton, FED

CONVENTION ON THE SERVICE ABROAD OF JUDICIAL AND EXTRAJUDICIAL DOCUMENTS IN CIVIL OR COMMERCIAL MATTERS:

CHINESE ACCESSION

1. From the Hong Kong angle, we would welcome Chinese accession to this treaty. The nature of the Chinese reservations may be of value to the Hong Kong Government in assessing the attitude of the Chinese to our proposed Mutual Legal Assurance arrangements for Hong Kong. Do you or

Ms Dickson have any objection to my copying the papers to the Hong Kong Government!

Miss Barrett in Legal Advisers may wish to look at the papers for the same reason.

2.

RAJ Bunten

ASBunt.

Hong Kong Department

WH 305

270 2655

13 November 1991

cc: Ms Dickson, Legal Advisers

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