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`Hong Kong judicial Assistance Information
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`Hong Kong
`Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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`Hague/Inter-American
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`Party to Hague Service
`Convention?
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`Party to Hague Evidence
`Convention?
`Yes
`Party to Hague Apostille
`Convention?
`Yes
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` Party to Inter-American
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`No
`Service of Process by Mail?
`No
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`FOREIGN AUTHORITIES OR FOREIGN COUNSEL.
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`Embassies and Consulates
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`List of Attorneys
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`Service of Process
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`Criminal Matters
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`Obtaining Evidence in Civil and Commercial Matters
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`Taking Voluntary Depositions of Willing Witnesses
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`In Hong Kong, consular officers may take voluntary depositions of U.S.
`citizen witnesses without prior permission from Hong Kong authorities,
`provided no compulsion is used. If the services of a U.S. consular officer
`are required to administer an oath to the witness, interpreter and
`stenographer, such arrangements must be made in advance with the U.S.
`Consulate General directly. Consistent with Hong Kong’s declarations and
`reservations regarding the Hague Evidence Convention , consular
`officers are prohibited from taking voluntary depositions of non-U.S.
`citizen witnesses. As an alternative, if prior permission is granted by Hong
`Kong’s Competent Authority , voluntary depositions may be conducted by
`commissioners in Hong Kong regardless of the nationality of the witness,
`provided no compulsion is used.
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