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No. 56 or 1948.

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28th October, 1948.

An Ordinance to make provision as to the immunities, privileges and capacities of international organisations of which His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and foreign governments are members; to coufer immunities and privileges on the staffs of such organisations and representatives of member governments and in respect of premises and documents of such organisations; to assimilate the law of the Colony rolating to the immunities and privileges us to person property or servants of sovereign diplomatic agents or the representa- tives of sovereign powers to the law of England;"and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[29th October, 1948.1

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Diplomatic Privileges Short title. Ordinance, 1948.

2. (1) When any organisation has been declared by His Trivikgas, Majesty by Order in Council made under the Diplomatic Privileges immuniter (Extension) Acts, 1944 and 1946, to be an organisation of which and His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the acides of government or governments of one or more foreign sovereign international Powers are members, the Governor may, by notification in the organisationa Gazette, declare that this Ordinance shall apply to such organisa- and their

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Ordinance applies (hereinafter referred to as "the organisation") shall, to such extent as Geo. 6 may be specified in the notification, have the 66.

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