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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 194
OF 22080OZ JANUARY 92
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सांबर 102/1
3 JAN **
25TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK.
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THE CAPTIONED MEETING WILL BE HELD IN HONG KONG IN MAY 1992. WE INTEND TO ACCORD PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING THOSE FROM TAIWAN, AS FOLLOWS:
(A) WE WOULD ACCORD PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES AS SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 55 OF THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TO 'GOVERNORS, DIRECTORS, ALTERNATES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE BANK, INCLUDING EXPERTS PERFORMING MISSIONS FOR THE BANK'. ARTICLE 55 HAS BEEN GIVEN EFFECT IN HONG KONG BY THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES ORDINANCE (CAP.190). COPIES OF THE AGREEMENT AND THE ORDINANCE WILL FOLLOW BY FAX:
(B) FOR THOSE PARTICIPANTS FALLING OUTSIDE ARTICLE 55, I.E. MEMBERS OF DELEGATIONS RANKED AS 'ADVISORS', WE WOULD ACCORD ON AN ADMINISTRATIVE BASIS SOME PRIVILEGES BUT THESE WOULD NOT EXTEND TO THE OFFICIAL ACT IMMUNITY ENVISAGED IN ARTICLE 55 (I).
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WE ENVISAGE SOME DELEGATES WILL TRAVEL ON DIPLOMATIC VISAS. FOR THE TAIWAN DELEGATES, WE INTEND TO FOLLOW OUR NORMAL PRACTICE WHICH IS TO ISSUE ENTRY PERMITS OR TO ENDORSE THEIR VISAS ON DECLARATIONS OF IDENTITY, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HOLD DIPLOMATIC OR SERVICE PASSPORTS.
3. GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY VIEWS ON OUR PROPOSED ARRANGEMENTS IN PARA 1 AND 2. WE ARE ANXIOUS THAT THE POSITION WE ADOPT SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH HMG'S GENERAL POSITION ON TAIWAN AND MORE GENERALLY WITH REGARD TO THE CONFERRMENT OF PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES FOR DELEGATES ATTENDING INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES.
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A RELATED ISSUE IS THE ENQUIRY FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION TO YOU IN TELNO 3483 OF 6 NOVEMBER REGARDING THE IMMIGRATION STATUS AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE TRAVEL DOCUMENTS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS AND THE FEDERATE STATES OF
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