(3) For the purposes of the application of this Article the expression "representatives" shall be deemed to include, in addition to the representatives, the following members of their official staffs accompanying them as such representatives :-
Alternate representatives,
Advisers,
Technical experts,
Secretaries of Delegations,
and Part IV of the Schedule to the Ordinance shall not operate so as to confer privileges or immunities on the staffs of representatives other than on those persons falling within the above-mentioned descriptions.
(4) The provisions of the preceding paragraphs of this Article shall not confer any immunity or privilege on any person as the representative of Her Majesty's Government in Hong Kong or as a member of the staff of such representative or on any person who is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies.
9.
C. High OFFICIALS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Organization, any officer of the Organization holding the office of Secretary-General (including any officer acting for him during his absence from duty) shall be accorded in respect of himself, his spouse and his children under the age of twenty-one, the like immunity from suit and legal process, the like inviolability of residence and the like exemption or relief from taxes, other than income tax, as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to Her Majesty, his spouse and children, and exemption from income tax in respect of emoluments received by him as an officer of the Organization.
D. OTHER OFFICIALS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
10. Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Organization, officials of the Organization of any category specified by it shall enjoy :-
(4) immunity from suit and legal process in respect of words spoken or written and things done or omitted to be done by them in the course of the performance of their official duties;
(b) exemption from income tax in respect of emoluments received by them as officers or servants of the Organiza- tion.
24th August, 1955-
By Command,
Colonial Secretary.
Explanatory Note.
This Notification follows the Order in Council cited in the preamble and provides the immunities and privileges required by the International Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations to be accorded in connexion with the International Telecommunication Union.
(Secretariat 1/5281/46)