TNAG-1379-FCO40-1827-Future-of-Hong-Kong-legislation-Hong-Kong-Bill-1985 — Page 188

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Hong Kong will need to legislate separately to provide privileges and immunities in Hong Kong for Chinese members of the Group until 1997. Appropriate measures will have to

taken for the British members of

of the Group thereafter

be

I t will be for the Chinese to provide similar privilege

and immunities to the British members when the Group

meets in Peking.

DEFENSIVE:

[IF IT IS SUGGESTED THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO LEGI SLATE

TO PROVIDE DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES]

Only with legislation can we be certain that we can fulfil

our obligation under Annex I I

to provide diplomatic

privielges and immunities to the Chinese members of the

Group who attend meetings in London. The Joint Liaison

Group would not

Organisations Act

international

be covered under the International

is neither an

1968 because it

organisation covered by Section I nor an

conference covered by Section 6.

international

provision is therefore necessary

This

to enable the Government

to ratify the agreement.

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