CS visits Macao (with photos/video)

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     The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, visited Macao today (December 5) to call on the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), Mr Chui Sai-on, and to sign an arrangement with the Secretary for Administration and Justice of the Macao SAR, Ms Sonia Chan Hoi-fan, for mutual service of judicial documents in civil and commercial cases.

     During the courtesy call, Mr Cheung and Mr Chui exchanged views on the latest developments and co-operation of Hong Kong and Macao in different areas including economic and trade, cross-boundary infrastructure and youth matters. Mr Cheung said that following the commissioning of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in the near future, coupled with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area development, would greatly enhance co-operation between Hong Kong and Macao and create enormous development opportunities for the two places.

     During his visit to Macao, Mr Cheung signed an arrangement with Ms Chan for mutual service of judicial documents in civil and commercial cases.

     The Arrangement for Mutual Service of Judicial Documents between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region aims at setting up an official channel for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to make outgoing requests to the Macao SAR for service of judicial documents and enhance the existing mechanism for handling incoming requests for service of judicial documents made by the Macao SAR to the HKSAR.

     Under the existing legal regime, while the HKSAR can process incoming requests from the Macao SAR for service of judicial documents, there is no official channel for the HKSAR to make outgoing requests to the Macao SAR for service of judicial documents. The Arrangement will provide for an official channel to facilitate the litigants in civil and commercial cases of the two SARs to serve judicial documents, and clear procedures for service of judicial documents, such as direct transmission of requests between courts of the two SARs, specifying the types of judicial documents that can be entrusted for service, and the information and language required of requests. The Arrangement also requires that the court of the requested party shall endeavour to complete the requests for service within two months and issue certificate of service indicating whether the judicial documents have been served on the relevant parties.

     The Arrangement will be implemented by amending the relevant provisions of the Rules of the High Court and the Rules of the District Court. The full text of the Arrangement is now available at the Department of Justice website (www.doj.gov.hk/eng/mainland/intracountry.html).

     Besides, Mr Cheung also visited the Macao Young Entrepreneur Incubation Centre to learn how the Centre provided facilities and support services to assist local young people in setting up businesses.

     Mr Cheung returned to Hong Kong in the evening.

Ends/Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Issued at HKT 17:11

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The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (seventh right), today (December 5) visited the Macao Young Entrepreneur Incubation Centre to learn about how the Centre provides facilities and support services to assist young people in setting up businesses. Mr Cheung is pictured at the end of the visit with the Director of Economic Services of the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Mr Tai Kin-ip (sixth right); the Director of Administration, Ms Kitty Choi (sixth left); the Law Officer (International Law) of the Department of Justice, Mr Paul Tsang (fifth left); the Deputy Director of Administration, Ms Jennifer Chan (fourth left); the Chief Executive Officer of the Macao Young Entrepreneur Incubation Centre, Mr José Choi (seventh left); other officials; and guests.

The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (centre), is pictured with the Director of Economic Services of the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Mr Tai Kin-ip (right) and the Chief Executive Officer of the Macao Young Entrepreneur Incubation Centre, Mr José Choi (left) at the Macao Young Entrepreneur Incubation Centre today (December 5).

The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (left), meets the Secretary for Administration and Justice of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Ms Sonia Chan Hoi-fan, in Macao today (December 5).

The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, today (December 5) attended the Signing Ceremony of the Arrangement for Mutual Service of Judicial Documents between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region at the Macao Government Headquarters. Mr Cheung (left) is pictured with the Secretary for Administration and Justice of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Ms Sonia Chan Hoi-fan, at the ceremony.

The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, today (December 5) paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Mr Chui Sai-on. Mr Cheung (front row, third left) is pictured with Mr Chui (front row, centre); the Chief-of-Office of the Chief Executive's Office of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, Ms O Lam (front row, second left); the Director of Administration, Ms Kitty Choi (front row, third right); the Law Officer (International Law) of the Department of Justice, Mr Paul Tsang (front row, second right); the Deputy Director of Administration, Ms Jennifer Chan (front row, first left); and other officials before the meeting.

The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (left), today (December 5) pays a courtesy call on the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Mr Chui Sai-on. They exchanged views on the latest developments and co-operation of Hong Kong and Macao in different areas including economic affairs and trade, cross-boundary infrastructure and youth matters.

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CS attends Signing Ceremony of "Arrangement for Mutual Service of Judicial Documents between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region" in Macao

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