The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland in China, and has the honour to acknowledge
receipt of the latter's Note No. 66/96 of 26 September 1996 which reads as
follows:
"The Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
People's Republic of China and would like to propose, on behalf of the
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
in implementation of the Joint Declaration of the Government of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the
People's Republic of China on the question of Hong Kong, done at Beijing
on 19 December 1984, whereby it is provided that the United Kingdom may
establish a Consulate-General in the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region, and proceeding from the common desire further to develop friendly
relations and strengthen consular relations between the two countries,
that the Governments of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland and the People's Republic of China hereby agree on the
establishment of a British Consulate-General in Hong Kong as follows:
1. The Government of the People's Republic of China confirms its
consent to the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland to establish a Consulate-General in Hong Kong with the
consular district comprising the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
2. In accordance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of
24 April 1963 and the relevant laws and regulations of the People's
Republic of China, the Government of the People's Republic of China shall
provide the necessary assistance for the establishment of the
Consulate-General.
3. The like exemption from dues and taxes as shall be accorded to the
premises of the Consulate-General shall be accorded to the residence of a
consular officer of which the Government of the United Kingdom, or any
person acting on its behalf, is the owner or lessee.
4. Articles 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Agreement between the two
Governments done at Beijing on the 17th day of April 1984 on the
establishment of Consulates-General at Shanghai and Manchester shall apply
to the Consulate-General to be established under the present Agreement.
5. Consular matters which are not dealt with in this Agreement 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 co-operative spirit.
If the above proposal is confirmed in a Note from the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs representing the Government of the People's Republic of
China, this Note and the reply from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall
constitute an Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People's
Republic of China. It shall enter into force on 1 July 1997."
On behalf of the Government of the People's Republic of China, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China has the
honour to affirm the content of the above Note.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland the assurances of its
highest consideration.
(seal)
Beijing, 26 September 1996
Embassy of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
BEIJING
Note No. 66/96
The Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
People's Republic of China and would like to propose, on behalf of the
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in
implementation of the Joint Declaration of the Government of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the
People's Republic of China on the question of Hong Kong, done at Beijing
on 19 December 1984, whereby it is provided that the United Kingdom may
establish a Consulate-General in the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region, and proceeding from the common desire further to develop friendly
relations and strengthen consular relations between the two countries,
that the Governments of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland and the People's Republic of China hereby agree on the
establishment of a British Consulate-General in Hong Kong as follows:
1. The Government of the People's Republic of China confirms its
consent to the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland to establish a Consulate-General in Hong Kong with the
consular district comprising the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
2. In accordance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of
24 April 1963 and the relevant laws and regulations of the People's
Republic of China, the Government of the People's Republic of China shall
provide the necessary assistance for the establishment of the
Consulate-General.
3. The like exemption from dues and taxes as shall be accorded to the
premises of the Consulate-General shall be accorded to the residence of a
consular officer of which the Government of the United Kingdom, or any
person acting on its behalf, is the owner or lessee.
4. Articles 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Agreement between the two
Governments done at Beijing on the 17th day of April 1984 on the
establishment of Consulates-General at Shanghai and Manchester shall apply
to the Consulate-General to be established under the present Agreement.
5. Consular matters which are not dealt with in this Agreement 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 co-operative spirit.
If the above proposal is confirmed in a Note from the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs representing the Government of the People's Republic of
China, this Note and the reply from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall
constitute an Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People's
Republic of China. It shall enter into force on 1 July 1997.
The Embassy of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland in China
Beijing 26 September 1996
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland to establish a Consulate-General in Hong Kong with the
consular district comprising the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
2. In accordance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of
24 April 1963 and the relevant laws and regulations of the People's
Republic of China, the Government of the People's Republic of China shall
provide the necessary assistance for the establishment of the
Consulate-General.
3. The like exemption from dues and taxes as shall be accorded to the
premises of the Consulate-General shall be accorded to the residence of a
consular officer of which the Government of the United Kingdom, or any
person acting on its behalf, is the owner or lessee.
4. Articles 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Agreement between the two
Governments done at Beijing on the 17th day of April 1984 on the
establishment of Consulates-General at Shanghai and Manchester shall apply
to the Consulate-General to be established under the present Agreement.
5. Consular matters which are not dealt with in this Agreement 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 co-operative spirit.
If the above proposal is confirmed in a Note from the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs representing the Government of the People's Republic of
China, this Note and the reply from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall
constitute an Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People's
Republic of China. It shall enter into force on 1 July 1997.
The Embassy of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland in China
Beijing 26 September 1996
|