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6. The Agency shall have exemption from prohibitions and res. trictions on importation or exportation in the case of goods directly imported or exported by the Agency for its official use and in the case of any publications of the Agency directly imported or exported by it

7. The Agency shall have the right to avail itself, for telegraphic communications sent by it and containing only matter intended for publication by the press or for broadcasting (including communications addressed to or despatched from places outside Hong Kong), of any reduced rates applicable for the corresponding service in the case of press telegramis.

PART 11.

REPRESENTATIVES.

8. (1) Except in so far as in any particular case any immunity or privilege is waived by the Government of the member state whom he represents, a representative of a member state of the Agency on any of its organs at meetings convened by it shall enjoy-

(a) In respect of words spoken or written and all seis done by him in his official capacity, the like immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to Her Majesty;

(6) While exercising bis functions and during his journeys to and from the place of meeting, the like immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of his personal baggage and the like inviolability for all papers and documents as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to Her Majesty.

(ii) Where the incidence of any form of taxation depends upon residence, any period during which a representative to whom this Article applies is present in Hong Kong for the exercise of his func- tions shall, for the purpose of determining his liability to taxation, be treated as not being a period of residence in Hong Kong.

(i) Part IV of the Schedule to the Ordinance shall not operale so as to confer any immunity or privilege on members of the official staff of a representative to whom this Article applies other than alter nates, advisers, technical experts and secretaries of delegations.

(iv) Neither the provisions of the preceding paragraphs of this Article nor those of Part IV of the Schedule to the Ordinance shall operate so as to 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 official staff of such a representative or on any person who is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies.

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PART III.

OFFICERS.

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Except in so far as in any particular case any immunity or privilege is waived by the Agency the Director General of the Agency and four Deputy Directors General of the Agency shall enjoy 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, and exemption from income tax in respect of emoluments received by them as officers of the Agency: provided that the provi- sions of this Article shall not apply to any person who is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies,

10. Except in so far as in any particular case any immunity or privilege is waived by the Agency, all members of the staff of the Agency except those who are locally recruited and assigned to hourly tates shall enjoy— 4

(a) Immunity from suit and legal process in respect of words spaken or written and all acts 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 of the Agency.

PART IV.

PERSONS ON Missions.

11. (Except in so far as in any particular case any immunity or privilege is waived by the Agency, experts (other than officers of the Agency) who are members of any committee of the Agency or who are employed on missions on behalf of the Agency and officers of the Agency who are employed on missions as inspectors or project ex- aminers on behalf of the Agency shall, so far as is necessary for the effective exercise of their functions, enjoy-

(a) In respect of wards spoken or written or acts done by them in the performance of their official duties, the like immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to Her Majesty:

(b) While exercising their functions and during their journeys in connexion with service on such committees or missions, the like inviolability for all papers and documents as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to Her Majesty: