Royal Norwegian Embassy
Royal Norwegian Embassy
The Royal Norwegian Embassy 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 Kingdom of Norway, has the honour to
confirm that, in accordance with Section XI of the Annex I of the Joint
Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China and the
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on
the question of Hong Kong and article 157 of the Basic Law of the Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China,
which stipulates that "Consular and other official missions established in
Hong Kong by states which have formal diplomatic relations with the
People's Republic of China may be maintained", the two sides have, through
friendly consultations, reached the following agreement concerning the
maintenance of the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China following
the resumption of the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong by the
Government of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997:
1. The Government of the People's Republic of China agrees to the
maintenance by the Government of the Kingdom of Norway of its Consulate
General in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's
Republic of China. The Consular District of the Norwegian Consulate
General shall be the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
2. The Government of the People's Republic of China takes note of the
consular functions which Norway performs in Macao, and agrees to the
continuation of this function after the Government of the People's
Republic of China resumes the exercise of sovereignty over Macao with
effect from 20 December 1999.
3. The Government of the People's Republic of China shall, in
accordance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 24 April
1963 and relevant laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China,
accord necessary assistance and facilities to the Norwegian Consulate
General in the exercise of consular functions.
4. The operations of the Norwegian Consulate General shall be
regulated by the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 24 April 1963.
Consular matters shall be handled on the basis of equality and mutual
benefit and in a friendly and cooperative spirit.
If the above agreement is confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
on behalf of the Government of the People's Republic of China in a note of
reply, this note and the reply from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall
constitute an Agreement between the two governments and shall enter into
force on 1 July 1997.
The Royal Norwegian Embassy avails itself of this opportunity to renew
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China the
assurances of its highest consideration.
Beijing, 31 January 1997
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