TNAG-1333-FCO40-1765-Future-of-Hong-Kong-legislation-1985 — Page 191

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

Key it's winters.

The British Embassy in China presents its compliments to the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

and has the honour to acknowledge receipt of the Ministry's Note

(84) Bu Ling San Zi No 79 of 14 April which in translation reads

as follows:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of

China presents its compliments to the British Embassy in China

and has the honour to confirm that the representatives of the two

sides have held talks in Beijing on matters relating to the

Ministry's Visa Office in Hong Kong and reached the following

understanding, which is additional to the understanding recorded

in the Memorandum of 23 September 1981.

The Visa Office will enjoy the following privileges and

immunities in addition to those set out in paragraph 2 (A)

to (C) of Article I of the Memorandum of 23 September 1981:

1.

Inviolability of the premises, documents and archives of

the Visa Office;

2.

3.

Exemption from taxation on the premises of the Visa Office

and on the residence of the officer in charge;

The Visa Office may employ all appropriate means of

communication, including the use of diplomatic couriers,

in maintaining contact with the Government of the People's

Republic of China and any Chinese diplomatic missions and

/consular

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