(1) Partners may agree that one or more of the international limited partners shall have a priority over other international limited partners as to —
(a) the return of their contributions;
(b) their compensation by way of income; or
(c) any other matter.
(2) If such an agreement is made it shall be stated in the articles and in the absence of such a statement all the international limited partners shall stand upon equal footing in proportion to their respective contributions actually made to the international limited partnership.