པཏྟབྦཱ, ཙ སཏྟ པན་ ར་ད“ག་
CONFIDENTIAL
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In the course of several meetings between British
and Chinese representatives held in London and Peking from
1979 to 1981 on matters relating to the proposed Visa Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in Hong Kong, the following understanding was reached,
(i) In order to meet the growing need for
economic, trade, tourist, cultural and other exchanges the Chinese side and
the British authorities in Hong Kong orally agreed on 9 August 1979 that the Chinese' side was to set up in
Hong Kong a Visa Office of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic
of China..
:
(ii) To ensure the smooth functioning of the
said Visa Office in Hong Kong, it will enjoy the following privileges:
(a) exemption from taxes on its
revenue (e.g. from visa fees),
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(b)
the right to use cypher
(c)
exemption from taxes on salaries
or emoluments of its China-based
officials and staff members,
(d) courier service to be exempt from
search,
.(e)
the premises, documents and
archives to be exempt from
search, and
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