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[Subsidiary]
CAP. 190] The International Telecommunication (1964 Ed.
Union.
G.N.A. 98/55.
B. REPRESENTATIVES, OTHER THAN REPRESENTATIVES OF HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT IN THE COLONY, ON ORGANS OR COMMITTEES OF THE ORGANIZATION.
8. (1) Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Governments whom they represent, representatives of members at plenipotentiary and administrative conferences, on the Administrative Council, on consultative Committees, or on any committee of any of these bodies shall enjoy-
(a) while exercising their functions as such and during their journeys to and from the place of meeting, immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage and inviolability for all papers and documents;
(b) immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and things done or omitted to be done by them in their capacity as representatives.
(2) Where the incidence of any form of taxation depends upon residence, representatives shall not be deemed to be resident in Hong Kong during any period when they are present in Hong Kong for the discharge of their duties.
(3) For the purposes of the application of this Article the expression "representatives" shall be deemed to include, in addition to the representatives, the following members of their official staffs accompanying them as such representatives-
Alternate representatives,
Advisers,
Technical experts,
Secretaries of Delegations,
and Part IV of the Schedule to the Ordinance shall not operate so as to confer privileges or immunities on the staffs of representatives other than on those persons falling within the above-mentioned descriptions.
(4) The provisions of the preceding paragraphs of this Article shall not confer any immunity or privilege on any person as the representative of Her Majesty's Government in Hong Kong or as a member of the staff of such representative or on any person who is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies.
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C. HIGH OFFICIALS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Organization, any officer of the Organization holding the office of Secretary-General (including any
G2
[Subsidiary]
CAP. 190] The International Telecommunication (1964 Ed.
Union.
G.N.A. 98/55.
B. REPRESENTATIVES, OTHER THAN REPRESENTATIVES OF HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT IN THE COLONY, ON ORGANS OR COMMITTEES OF THE ORGANIZATION.
8. (1) Except in so far as in any particular case any priv- ilege or immunity is waived by the Governments whom they represent, representatives of members at plenipotentiary and administrative conferences, on the Administrative Council, on con- sultative Committees, or on any committee of any of these bodies shall enjoy-
(a) while exercising their functions as such and during their journeys to and from the place of meeting, immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage and inviolability for all papers and documents;
(b) immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and things done or omitted to be done by them in their capacity as representatives.
(2) Where the incidence of any form of taxation depends upon residence, representatives shall not be deemed to be resident in Hong Kong during any period when they are present in Hong Kong for the discharge of their duties.
(3) For the purposes of the application of this Article the expression "representatives" shall be deemed to include, in addition to the representatives, the following members of their official staffs accompanying them as such representatives-
Alternate representatives,
Advisers,
Technical experts,
Secretaries of Delegations,
and Part IV of the Schedule to the Ordinance shall not operate so as to confer privileges or immunities on the staffs of representa- tives other than on those persons falling within the above- mentioned descriptions.
(4) The provisions of the preceding paragraphs of this Article shall not confer any immunity or privilege on any person as the representative of Her Majesty's Government in Hong Kong or as a member of the staff of such representative or on any person who is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies.
9.
C. HIGH OFFICIALS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Organization, any officer of the Organization holding the office of Secretary-General (including any
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