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BACKGROUND
ARTICLE 13 BIS 5 OF THE 1968 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL MARITIME CONSULTATIVE ORGANISATION STATES THAT DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES DO NOT EXTEND TO CITIZENS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR COLONIES OR TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. MR CHAN WOULD THEREFORE NOT/NOT BE ENTITLED TO SUCH PRIVILEGES OR IMMUNITIES AND IT IS NOT/NOT ENVISAGED THAT ANY SUCH PRIVILEGES OR IMMUNITIES WOULD BE SOUGHT FOR ANY HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVE TO THE IMO BEFORE 1997. AS REGARDS THE POSITION AFTER 1997 YOU WILL RECALL THAT AT THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE JLG THE CHINESE AND BRITISH SIDES AGREED THAT THE HONG KONG SAR WOULD MAINTAIN ITS ASSOCIATE MEMBER STATUS AT THE IMO.
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