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Hong Kong will need to legislate separately to provide privileges and immunities in Hong Kong for Chinese members of the Group until 1997. Appropriate measures will have to
taken for the British members of
of the Group thereafter
be
I t will be for the Chinese to provide similar privilege
and immunities to the British members when the Group
meets in Peking.
DEFENSIVE:
[IF IT IS SUGGESTED THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO LEGI SLATE
TO PROVIDE DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES]
Only with legislation can we be certain that we can fulfil
our obligation under Annex I I
to provide diplomatic
privielges and immunities to the Chinese members of the
Group who attend meetings in London. The Joint Liaison
Group would not
Organisations Act
international
be covered under the International
is neither an
1968 because it
organisation covered by Section I nor an
conference covered by Section 6.
international
provision is therefore necessary
This
to enable the Government
to ratify the agreement.
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