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7.

These

The

four instruments which have applied to long

Kong for over forty years must be read together.

Charter, together with the Statute of the International

Court of Justice, is an international treaty of clear and

fundamental importance and it is essential that, after 30

June 1997 it should continue to apply to the Hong Kong

Special Administrative

Region of the PRC. On a practical

level, it is necessary for a Member of the United Nations

State Party to the General Convention and the

the Privileges and Immunities of the

Specialized Agencies to ensure that the prescribed legal

capacity and privileges and immunities can be accorded in

all parts of its territory.

and

Convention

Conventions

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The application of these

to Hong Kong ensures that the United Nations

and ils specialized

agencies (in many of which Hong Kong

participates as a member,

the UK delegation) enjoy

relevant privileges

Similarly,

and experts

associate member or

as part of

juridical

personality and the

and

immunities in Hong Kong.

officials of the Organization and its agencies

accorded the

Kong.

оп missions for the United Nations can be

necessary

privileges and immunities in Hong

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