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ong Kong permanent resident" has the meaning assigned to that term

by section 2(1) of the Immigratior Ordinance (Cap. 115 of the

Laws of Hong Kong);

"international organisation" means, subject to subsections

3) and

(3) below, an organisation of which only States or teritories

are members and includes à reference to any organ of such an

organisation;

"prescribed" means prescribed by an order made by the Governor;

"State" includes the government of a State and any organ of its

government [and references to a State cther than the United

Kingdom include references to any territory outside the United

Kingdom);

"territory" means any territory, not being a State, outside Hong

Kong.

(2) In section 12(2)(b) above the reference to an

international organisation includes a reference to any such

organisation whether or not one of which only States or territories

are members and includes a commercial organisation.

(3) In determining for the purposes of subsection (1) above

whether only States or territories are members of an organisation,

any member which is itself an organisation of which only States are

members, or which is an organ of such an organisation, shall be

treated as a State.

14.