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Recognition of the laissez-passer and use of flag and emblem of the
EC
28.
Mrs Ip's question, In reply to
laissez-passer could
be used for travel
Mr Brüser
Brüser confirmed
confirmed that
outside the EC and
EC and were
Mrs
be
issued to certain officers of the EC but not their family members. Mrs Ip said Hong Kong would then be prepared to recognise the use of these laissez-passers for entry to Hong Kong.
29.
At the request of Mrs Ip, Mr Brüser undertook to hand over a copy of the laissez-passer the following day.
30.
use of the EC flag and emblem, As regards the confirmed that there would be no problem.
Mrs Ip
Exemption from duty to give evidence
31.
real
Even
an
area where Hong Kong would have Relations Ordinance, Consular
Mrs Ip said this was
the under difficulty. consular officers would be called upon to give evidence except under certain circumstances. The only possibility to grant full exemption
was not
not advisable as it would was to enact new legislation which
It might also
also arouse have to go through the legislative process. Chinese sensitivities. Mr Stathopoulos suggested this question be
discussed later.
Clause concerning the estate of a member of the office or member of his/her family
32.
of of a
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Mrs Ip said that under existing legislation there was
However, this should provision to grant exemption from estate duty. be a non-problem as under the law the estate of a deceased person was liable to estate duty only if the value exceeded HK$5 million. It was unlikely that such an amount of wealth could be accumulated within a few years in Hong Kong unless the officer was engaged in speculative activities.
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