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iiclr-22889	Le Roux-Kemp, A.	Forensic DNA Databases in Hong Kong and China: A BRICS Comparative Perspective	2018	22	.pdf	application/pdf	10276	426	53	[Vol. 28:221 Given that Hong Kong indicated the use of various marker systems, it is unclear with how many of the CODIS markers the profiles stored on the Hong Kong database correspond.116 In contrast to this incongruence which hampers cross- border collaboration, South Korea has signed a bilateral agreement with the United States and New Zealand and is currently discussing the possibility of a bilateral agreement with the United States for cross-border collaboration in the sharing of DNA database data.117 The differences in the number and choice of loci of the DNA profiles stored on national Forensic DNA Databases therefore impact on the potential compatibility and sharing of information on a global scale.118 This is particularly important given the globalized nature of criminality and the potential role that Forensic DNA Databases can play in curbing transnational crime. Within a decade of the first successful case in which DNA profiling was used to clear one suspect and bring the real perpetrator to justice, authorities created (and subsequently expanded) databases of criminal offenders’ DNA profiles.46 While DNA profiling can therefore assist in identifying a person or excluding a person if the DNA profiles don’t “match,” the development of Forensic DNA Databases has further expanded the application of DNA in criminal justice practice by way of generating investigative leads.	cache/iiclr-22889.pdf	txt/iiclr-22889.txt