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and other members of the staff of the office shall not

offic

be

subjected to arbitrary or unlawful arrest Or detention and, in any event, shall not be subjected to arrest or detention except in accordance with Hong Kong laws uniformly applied to the Head and other members of the staff of similar institutions.

The

Commission and its office shall enjoy immunity from suit and legal process.

The Head of the office, his or her spouse and children under the age of eighteen, shall enjoy respectively

the like immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to a diplomatic agent and members of the family of a diplomatic agent forming part of his

household. Other members of the staff of the office

shall enjoy immunity from suit and legal process in respect of things done or omitted to be done in the course of the performance of their official duties.

The Head of the office and other members of the staff

of the office shall be exempt from: -registration as aliens,

-any requirement to obtain work permits, and -any requirement in relation to social provisions.

security

for

The Hong Kong Goverment shall make arrangements

the issue to members of the staff of the office and

their families, other than those permanently resident in Hong Kong, of identity cards indicating their

status as members of the staff of the office and of

gratis visas for

for the purpose of travelling to Hong Kong to take up their posts which

posts

will permit unconditional stay.