Exemption from rates and any property tax.
3. (1) The Visa Office premises and the
residence of the officer in charge of the Visa
Office shall be exempt from all rates and taxes.
(2)
This paragraph shall not -
(a)
apply to any payments for specific
services rendered; or
(b) affect the liability of any person
other than the Visa Office or an
officer of the Visa Office to pay rates
or taxes in relation to such premises.
Inviolability of archives and documents.
4.
The archives and documents of the Visa
Office shall be inviolable wherever they may be.
Freedom of communication.
5. (1) The Visa Office may employ all
appropriate means of communication, including the
use of a diplomatic courier, diplomatic bags and
messages in code and cypher, in maintaining contact
with the Government of the People's Republic of
China and any Chinese diplomatic mission and
consular post wherever situated.
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