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Reciprocal recognition of judgments in family cases between mainland, Hong Kong meets actual needs: HKSAR gov t official 2021-05-06 12:36:07 GMT2021-05-06 20:36:07(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
HONG KONG, May 6 (Xinhua) Teresa Cheng, secretary for justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said on Thursday that the HKSAR Legislative Council (LegCo) earlier passed the Mainland Judgments in Matrimonial and Family Cases (Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement) Ordinance, which is in the interest of parties to cross-boundary marriages and their families.
Cheng said that the provisions of the ordinance can be divided into three parts, which are recognition and enforcement of mainland judgments, recognition of mainland divorce certificates, and facilitation of recognition and enforcement in the mainland of Hong Kong judgments.