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Recognition of the laissez-passer and use of flag and emblem of the

EC

28.

Mrs Ip's question, In reply to

laissez-passer could

be used for travel

Mr Brüser

Brüser confirmed

confirmed that

outside the EC and

EC and were

Mrs

be

issued to certain officers of the EC but not their family members. Mrs Ip said Hong Kong would then be prepared to recognise the use of these laissez-passers for entry to Hong Kong.

29.

At the request of Mrs Ip, Mr Brüser undertook to hand over a copy of the laissez-passer the following day.

30.

use of the EC flag and emblem, As regards the confirmed that there would be no problem.

Mrs Ip

Exemption from duty to give evidence

31.

real

Even

an

area where Hong Kong would have Relations Ordinance, Consular

Mrs Ip said this was

the under difficulty. consular officers would be called upon to give evidence except under certain circumstances. The only possibility to grant full exemption

was not

not advisable as it would was to enact new legislation which

It might also

also arouse have to go through the legislative process. Chinese sensitivities. Mr Stathopoulos suggested this question be

discussed later.

Clause concerning the estate of a member of the office or member of his/her family

32.

of of a

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Mrs Ip said that under existing legislation there was

However, this should provision to grant exemption from estate duty. be a non-problem as under the law the estate of a deceased person was liable to estate duty only if the value exceeded HK$5 million. It was unlikely that such an amount of wealth could be accumulated within a few years in Hong Kong unless the officer was engaged in speculative activities.

/Determination