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(V) PARA 5, SUBPARAGRAPH (4) · TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE, HONG KONG
SHOULD DELETE BY ANY PUBLIC OFFICER' WHICH DOES NOT APPEAR IN
THE UNDERSTANDING.
(VI) PARA 5 SUBPARAGRAPH (5)· HONG KONG HAVE HERE GONE BEYOND
WHAT THEY NEED GIVE TO COURIERS, WHO DO NOT ENJOY
IMMUNITY FROM SUIT IN THE UNDERSTANDING.
KONG.
BUT THAT IS FOR HONG
(VII) PARAGRAPH 7. DEPENDENTS SHOULD BE ADDED. IN MY VIEW HONG
KONG SHOULD INCLUDE HERE THE PROVISION THAT THE AUTHORITIES WILL
TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO PREVENT ANY ATTACK ON THE
PERSON, FREEDOM OR DIGNITY. ONE CAN ENVISAGE OCCASIONS WHERE
THAT INTERNATIONAL LAW OBLIGATION MIGHT NEED TO HAVE BEEN
TRANSLATED INTO DOMESTIC LAW. (IS NOT THIS PROVISION OF THE
UNDERSTANDING, INCIDENTALLY, INCONSISTENT WITH THE STILL
EFFECTIVE PARAGRAPH 1(F) OF THE 19 JUNE 1981 MEMORANDUM WHICH
PROVIDES FOR COMPLETE IMMUNITY FROM ARREST OR DETENTION? OR
PERHAPS ALL THE PERSONS INVOLVED WILL ALSO BE COVERED BY
PARAGRAPH 8). UNQUOTE
2.
PEKING MAY WISH TO COMMENT ON THE PENULTIMATE SENTENCE OF
PARA 1(111) ABOVE.
HOWE
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