CO129-521-14 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 31-10-1930 - 10-1-1931 — Page 118

ARTICLE I.

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The Chinese Goverment will authorise the Inspector

General of Chinese Maritime Customs to second from the

Chinese Customs Service for attachment to the Office of

the Hong Kong Superintendent of Imports and Exports a

Bufficient number of employees acceptable to the Hong Kong

Government to enable the Superintendent to carry out

efficiently the terms of this Agreement.

ARTICLE II.

The seconded employees of the Chinese Customs Service

during the term of such attachment and during their term

of service in Hong Kong territory and within Hong Kong

waters shall be accorded the status of Hong Kong public

servants and shall be placed for purposes of control and

discipline under the direction of the Hong Kong Superin-

tendent of Imports and Exports; but their salaries,

allowances, gratuities, pensions and other emoluments and

expenses (including residential and office accommodation)

shall be paid by the Chinese Maritime Customs.

ARTICLE III.

Similarly the emolumonts and expenses of employees

specially employed and paid by the liong Kong Government

for whole time dity in carrying out the terms of this

Agreement shall be rofunded by the Chinese Maritime Customs

to the Hong Kong Governant.

ARTICLE IV.

There shall be a Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner

of the Chinese Customs Service appointed to reside in Hong

Such Commissioner (which expression shall be deemed

Kong.

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