Comments on: Addresses That Aren’t So Dependable http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2009/06/12/addresses-that-arent-so-dependable/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:23:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Jonathan Parkes http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2009/06/12/addresses-that-arent-so-dependable/comment-page-1/#comment-92563 Jonathan Parkes Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:12:55 +0000 http://adamsdrafting.com/system/2009/06/12/addresses-that-arent-so-dependable/#comment-92563 The vaguest address I put in a contract simply said (translated from French) "Monsieur XXX, near the barracks, Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo" - amazingly there were never any problems in him receiving notices from us! The vaguest address I put in a contract simply said (translated from French) “Monsieur XXX, near the barracks, Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo” – amazingly there were never any problems in him receiving notices from us!

]]> By: Uwe Langer http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2009/06/12/addresses-that-arent-so-dependable/comment-page-1/#comment-92565 Uwe Langer Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:22:00 +0000 http://adamsdrafting.com/system/2009/06/12/addresses-that-arent-so-dependable/#comment-92565 Regularly working with Chinese clients, the problem is less that addresses are unreliable, but how to transliterate them for use by the foreign party in a consistent manner that the postal service in China will be able to understand. Using an email address might be an option, but I wouldn't recommend it in China as people tend to use their private email addresses for work, making email it unsuitable for use in a notices provision. In addition, many people in China share completely identical names, making it hard to distinguish them. Including the national ID number for natural persons and the company registration number for legal persons (plus a copy of the company's business license) is the most reliable way of persistent identification. Regularly working with Chinese clients, the problem is less that addresses are unreliable, but how to transliterate them for use by the foreign party in a consistent manner that the postal service in China will be able to understand.

Using an email address might be an option, but I wouldn’t recommend it in China as people tend to use their private email addresses for work, making email it unsuitable for use in a notices provision. In addition, many people in China share completely identical names, making it hard to distinguish them.

Including the national ID number for natural persons and the company registration number for legal persons (plus a copy of the company’s business license) is the most reliable way of persistent identification.

]]> By: Jim Brashear http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2009/06/12/addresses-that-arent-so-dependable/comment-page-1/#comment-92564 Jim Brashear Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:18:58 +0000 http://adamsdrafting.com/system/2009/06/12/addresses-that-arent-so-dependable/#comment-92564 Perhaps this is another reason for enabling fax or e-mail notices - assuming that the local infrastructure supports reliable electronic delivery. Perhaps this is another reason for enabling fax or e-mail notices – assuming that the local infrastructure supports reliable electronic delivery.

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