CONFIDENTIAL
Supporting Staff
6.
There is no requirement in the Joint Declaration or
its Annexes to confer any privileges or immu nities on
supporting staff and it is not intended that the
legislation should cover them. However, in order to
ensure the necessary protection for the supporting staff
whom we send to Peking for meetings of the Group or any
sub-groups we propose to attach them temporarily to the
Embassy there. We must be ready to agree to reciprocal
arrangements for any Chinese supporting staff sent to
London for meetings.
7. Members of the Committee are invited to Comment on
the proposals above. Comments should be sent to the
Secretaries with a copy to Hong Kong Dept, J N Powell
(Rm 305, FCO, Whitehall, SW1) by 9 November.
The FCO apologi ses to members for the short notice, but
instructions to Parliamentary Counsel need to issue
during the week commencing 12 November.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
5 November 1984