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FART OF SENTENCE BE REPHRASED TO READ:
QUOTE: IN SUCH CASES THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH
WILL ALSO UNQUOTE.
5. PARAGRAPH 4: THIS GOES BEYOND ARTICLE 40 OF VCCR AND DRAFT
ARTICLE 6 OF THE CONSULAR AGREEMENT IN THAT IT GRANTS PERSONAL
PROTECTION NOT ONLY TO OFFICERS BUT THEIR DEPENDENTS. WHEN DRAFT
ARTICLE 6 OF THE CONSULAR AGREEMENT WAS BEING NEGOTIATED, THE
CHINESE WERE NOT PREPARED TO EXTEND ITS BENEFITS TO CONSULAR
OFFICERS' FAMILIES. WE IMAGINE THERE MIGHT ALSO BE DIFFICULTIES
FOR THE HONG KONG POLICE IN GIVING EFFECTIVE PROTECTION TO
DEPENDENTS AS WELL AS TO OFFICERS. SUBJECT TO HONG KONG'S VIEWS
WE THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT THE WORDS QUOTE AND THEIR DEPENDENTS
UNQUOTE BE DELETED FROM FIRST SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 4.
6. PARAGRAPH 5: WE ASSUME THAT THE CHINESE HAVE BY MISTAKE
OMITTED THE WORDS QUOTE IN RESPECT OF ACTS PERFORMED IN THE
EXERCISE OF OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS UNQUOTE, AFTER QUOTE
ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES UNQUOTE IN THE CHAPEAU, AS THESE
WORDS ARE CLEARLY NECESSARY. ALSO IN ORDER TO MAKE WORDING
CONSISTENT WITH ARTICLE 43 OF VCCR, WE SUGGEST FOLLOWING
AMENDMENTS:
(I)
AT THE END OF CHAPEAU DELETE QUOTE WHICH UNQUOTE SO THAT IT
ENDS WITH QUOTE ACTION UNQUOTE:
(II) SUB-PARAGRAPH (A): SUBSTITUTE QUOTE ARISING UNQUOTE FOR
QUOTE ARISES UNQUOTE:
(III) SUB-PARAGRAPH (B): OMIT QUOTE IS TAKEN UNQUOTE AND QUOTE
DEMANDING COMPENSATION UNQUOTE.
7. PARAGRAPH 6: WE SUGGEST THIS MIGHT BE REPHRASED AS FOLLOWS:
QUOTE GOODS IMPORTED INTO, EXPORTED FROM AND PURCHASED IN
HONG KONG, EITHER BY THE VISA OFFICE FOR OFFICIAL USE OR BY ITS
OFFICERS FOR THEIR PRIVATE USE, WILL BE EXEMPTED FROM DUTIES AN
TAXES UNQUOTE.
GRATEFUL FOR HONG KONG'S VIEWS ON ABOVE POINTS, AND ON
PARAGRAPH 1 OF OUR TELNO 323.
8.
HOWE
DISTRIBUTION
LIMITED
HKD
FED
NTD
COPIES TO
SIR P CRADOCK
PROTOCOL DEPT
CONSULAR DEPT
MVD
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
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