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Exemption from taxation, customs duties and inspection (Para 11 of
Annex III)
84.
Mr Bruser asked whether sub-para 1 of para 11 would include exemption of taxation on the import of motor vehicles for official or personal use of the officers concerned. Mrs Ip said it would be necessary to check whether it would be possible to do so under existing legislation. She acknowledged the request was
was reasonable
and Hong Kong would grant the exemption if it was legally possible to do so.
85.
Mr Brüser added that the EC was looking for a
looking for a formulation which would approximate to the provision regarding exemption from all customs duties, taxes, and related charges etc on "articles for
the personal use of a consular
consular officer
officer or members of his
of his family forming part of his household, including articles intended for his
establishment" under Article 50 of the Vienna Convention on Consular
Relations.
Mrs Ip said the possibility would be examined. Mr Brüser said they had no problem with the rest of the paragraph.
Exemption from personal services and contributions
Annex)
86.
(para 12 of
Mr Brüser said in principle they had no objection to the requirement for jury service but preferred avoiding any reference to it. Mrs Ip said this would be considered.
Determination of beginning and end of privileges and immunities
(Para 13 of Annex III)
87.
Mrs Ip said that sub-para 1 of para 13 should be deleted as reference to the laissez-passer was already made in para 14. She then suggested a number of amendments to de-sex and pluralise the
paragraph in accordance w.ch normal legal language. The EC Delegation agreed to all the amendments.
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