TNAG-1349-FCO40-1790-Chinese-visa-office-in-Hong-Kong-1984 — Page 171

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(A)

Arising out of a contract concluded by an officer

of the Visa Office in which he does not contract expressly

or impliedly on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

of the People's Republic of China:

(B)

By a third party for damage arising from an accident

in Hong Kong caused by a vehicle, vessel or aircraft.

The qualification contained in paragraph 4 of the

British memorandum of 19 June 1981 is withdrawn by the British

side:

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Goods imported into, exported from and purchased in

Hong Kong, either by the Visa Office for official use or by

its officers for their private use, will be exempted from

duties and taxes: and so are goods imported into, exported

from and purchased in Hong Kong by its officers for their

private use:

7.

The luggage of the officers of the Visa Office is

exempted from inspection, except where there are serious

grounds for believing that it contains articles whose import

or export is prohibited by the local law or controlled by the

local quarantine regulations, in which case inspection should

be carried out only in the presence of the officers concerned

or the representatives appointed by them:

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