Embassy Of The Democratic Socialist Republic Of Sri Lanka Beijing
Embassy Of The Democratic Socialist Republic Of Sri Lanka Beijing
The Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in China
presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
People's Republic of China, and, on behalf of the Government of the
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, has the honour to confirm that
the two sides have reached the following agreement concerning the
maintenance by the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka of the
consular post headed by an honorary consular officer in the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China:
1. The Government of the People's Republic of China agrees to the
maintenance by the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri
Lanka of the consular post headed by an honorary consular officer in the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China,
with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as its consular district.
2. The honorary consular officers shall be the citizens of either
party or a third country, but not stateless, and they must be permanent
residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's
Republic of China.
3. The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka shall not appoint
any honorary consular officers, once it has appointed career consular
officers to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
4. The honorary consular officers shall exercise consular functions in
accordance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and the
relevant laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China, and enjoy
the corresponding privileges and immunities.
If the above proposals receive the confirmation of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in a note in reply made on behalf of the Government of the
People's Republic of China, the present note and the note in reply of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall form an agreement between the two
Governments and shall enter into force on 1st July 1997.
The Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka avails
itself of this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the People's Republic of China, the assurances of its highest
consideration.
Beijing.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
The People's Republic of China,
Beijing.
15 May 1997
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