TNAG-1333-FCO40-1765-Future-of-Hong-Kong-legislation-1985 — Page 76

minute/letter/teleletter/despatch/note

JN POWELL

DEPARTMENT:

HONG KONG DEPARTMENT

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

TO:

Top Secret

Secret

Confidential

Restricted

Unclassified

TEL. NO:

TYPE: Draft/Final 1+

Reference

Your Reference

The Secretaries, Cabine

Committee on Immunities and

Privileges

Cabinet Office

Copies to:

N H Mason

Inland Revenue

Policy Division

PRIVACY MARKING

......In Confidence

CAVEAT............................

SUBJECT:

Enclosures-flag(s)...........

Somerset House

LONDON

WC2R 1LB

HONG KONG AGREEMENT:

LEGISLATION ON PRIVILEGES AND

IMMUNITIES FOR JOINT LIAISON GROUP

1.

We have the following comments on Mr Mason's letter

of 8 November to you (ref P5/143/84).

(a)

We plan to legislate only to provide privileges

and immunities for the five Chinese members of

the Joint Liaison Group while in London,

as

stated in paragraph 2 of the paper. We are not

therefore seeking tax exemption for

representatives of HMG when in London.

CONFIDENTIAL