Diplomatic Privileges.
B. Representatives of Members and of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization.
8. (1) Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived, in the case of representatives of member Governments, by the member Governments whom they represent, and in the case of persons designated to serve on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization and their alternates and advisers, by the Executive Board, representatives of member Governments and persons designated to serve on the Executive Board of the Organization and their alternates and advisers shall enjoy-
(a) while exercising their functions as such, and during their journey to and from the place of meeting, immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage and inviolability of all papers and documents;
(b) immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done by them in their capacity as representatives;
(c) while exercising their functions and during their journey to and from the place of meeting, the like exemption or relief from taxes as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign power accredited to His Majesty, save that the relief allowed shall not include relief from customs and excise duties except in respect of goods imported as part of their personal baggage. They shall not, where the incidence of any form of taxation depends upon residence, be deemed to be resident in Hong Kong during any period when they are present in Hong Kong whilst exercising their functions or during their journey to and from the place of meeting. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to British subjects whose usual place of abode is in Hong Kong.
(2) For the purposes of the application of this Order, the expression "representatives of member governments" shall be deemed to include their official staffs, accompanying them as such representatives, as delegates, deputy delegates, advisers, technical experts or secretaries of delegations.
(3) The provisions of the preceding paragraphs of this Article shall not confer any immunity or privilege upon any
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Diplomatic Privileges.
B. Representatives of Members and of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization.
8. (1) Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived, in the case of representa- tives of member Governments, by the member Governments whom they represent, and in the case of persons designated to serve on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization and their alternates and advisers, by the Executive Board, representatives of member Governments and persons designated to serve on the Executive Board of the Organization and their alternates and advisers shall enjoy-
(a) while exercising their functions as such, and during their journey to and from the place of meet- ing, immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage and inviolability of all papers and documents; (b) immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done by them in their capacity as representatives; (c) while exercising their functions and during their journey to and from the place of meeting, the like exemption or relief from taxes as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign power accredited to His Majesty, save that the relief allowed shall not include relief from customs and excise duties except in respect of goods imported as part of their personal baggage. They shall not, where the incidence of any form of taxation depends upon residence, be deemed to be resident in Hong Kong during any period when they are present in Hong Kong whilst exercising their functions or during their journey to and from the place of meeting. The provisions of this para- graph shall not apply to British subjects whose usual place of abode is in Hong Kong.
(2) For the purposes of the application of this Order, the expression "representatives of member governments' shall be deemed to include their official staffs, accompanying them as such representatives, as delegates, deputy delegates, advisers, technical experts or secretaries of delegations.
(3) The provisions of the preceding paragraphs of this Article shall not confer any immunity or privilege upon any
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