AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINAAND THE GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE CONCERNING THE CHANGE OF THE CONSULAR POSTHEADED BY AN HONORARY CONSUL OF BELIZE IN HONG KONG TO THE "TRADE OFFICEOF BELIZE"
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINAAND THE GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE CONCERNING THE CHANGE OF THE CONSULAR POSTHEADED BY AN HONORARY CONSUL OF BELIZE IN HONG KONG TO THE "TRADE OFFICEOF BELIZE"
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The Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of
Belize have reached the following agreement concerning the change of the
consular post headed by an honorary consul of Belize in Hong Kong to the
"Trade Office of Belize":
1. The Government of the People's Republic of China agrees to the
change, with effect from 1 July 1997, of the consular post headed by an
honorary consul of Belize in Hong Kong to the "Trade Office of Belize"
(hereinafter referred to as "the Office"), which shall be seated in the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
2. The Government of Belize agrees to the reservation by the
Government of the People's Republic of China of the right of establishing
a corresponding office in Belize.
3. The main responsibility of the Office will be to promote the
development, cooperation and exchanges between the two sides in the fields
of trade, culture and tourism.
4. The Office shall perform the following consular functions on behalf
of the Consulate-General of Belize in Los Angeles:
(1) Issuing visas to nationals of the country in which the Office is
located and of a third country;
(2) Handling the replacement, reissue, renewal and endorsement of
ordinary passports of its own country;
(3) Handling matters concerning notarization and legalization.
While the Office handles the above-mentioned matters, the place of
issuance shall always be Los Angeles.
5. The chancellery of the Office, the residence of its head and its
means of transport used for official business shall not fly the national
flag or display the national emblem, nor shall its official letters bear
such signs. The vehicles of the Office and its staff for official or
private uses shall use ordinary car plates. The staff of the Office shall
not use consular titles, nor shall it be included in the list of official
foreign institutions in Hong Kong.
6. The Office and its staff shall observe the relevant laws and
regulations of the People's Republic of China, and shall not engage in
activities incompatible with the purpose of establishing the Office and
its responsibility and functions.
7. The Government of the People's Republic of China shall, in
accordance with its relevant laws and regulations, accord necessary
assistance and facilities to the Office in the performance of its official
duties, and shall take such steps as may be necessary to protect the
Office against any intrusion or damage.
8. The Office may, permitted by the laws of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, levy fees and
charges relating to the performance of its official duties, and the sums
collected in the form of the above-mentioned fees and charges shall be
exempt from all taxes.
9. The present Agreement shall enter into force on 1 July 1997.
Done in duplicate in New York on 23 June, 1997 in the Chinese and
English languages, both texts being equally authentic.
For the Government of For the Government of
the People's Republic of China Belize
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