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2,

The

United Kingdom was a founder Member and State

signatory to the Charter and deposited its instrument of

ratification on 20 October 1945. The ratification included

Hong Kong (reference at Annex C) and the Charter has

applied to Hong Kong since the date of its entry into force

on 24 October 1945.

3.

Articles

104-105 of the Charter provide that the

United Nations Organization shall enjoy in the territory of

each of its Members such legal capacity and privileges and

immunities as may be necessary for the exercise of its

fulfillment of its purposes.

functions and the

These

articles further provide that representatives of the

Members and officials of the Organization shall similarly

enjoy such privileges and immunities as are necessary for

the independent exercise of their functions. The General

Assembly of the United Nations, by a Resolution adopted on

13 February 1946, approved the text of the General

the Privileges and Immunities of the United

Nations (text at Annex D) and proposed it for accession by

each Member of the United Nations.

Convention on

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