Английская Википедия:Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao
Шаблон:Infobox diplomatic mission Шаблон:Chinese The Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao (Шаблон:Lang-fr; Шаблон:Zh) represents Canada in the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China. As Hong Kong was linked to the Commonwealth during British administration, Canada's mission was called the Canadian Commission before the transfer of sovereignty to China on July 1, 1997.[1] Since 1980, the Head of Mission in Hong Kong has also served as Consul-General to Macau.[2]
Owing to the special status of Hong Kong and Macau, the Consulate General of Canada reports directly to Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa rather than through the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, although it does work closely with its counterparts at the embassy.[3] Under an agreement signed on September 19, 1996, Ottawa and Beijing agreed that the then Commission, to be called the Consulate General, would continue to operate as regulated by normal diplomatic procedures (such as the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations).[4]
In common with the missions of most other countries in Hong Kong, the Consulate General does not have its own chancery building. In 1985 it moved located on the 11th to 14th floors in Exchange Square, at 8 Connaught Road Central. These offices provide a base for 23 Canada-based diplomats and 117 locally employed staff delivering a wide variety of services. The office relocated again in 2014 to two locations:
- Office of the Consul-General/Canadian Trade Commissioner Service/Foreign Policy and Diplomacy Service: 5th floor, Tower 3, Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place
- Consular Section, Immigration Section, Canada Border Services Agency: 9th floor, Berkshire House, 25 Westlands Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
- Administration Section: 8th floor, Berkshire House, 25 Westlands Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
The history of Canadian diplomatic missions in the territory began in 1923 when a Canadian Immigration office was established in Hong Kong. In 1929, Trade Commissioner Paul Sykes opened the Canadian Trade Commission. At the start of World War II (1941), the office was closed, but it reopened in 1946.
The present Consul General is Rachael Bedlington.
The counterpart Hong Kong representation in Canada is the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Toronto.
List of Consuls General and Commissioners
- Rachael Bedlington 2021-Present[5]
- Jeff Nankivell 2016–2021[6]
- J. Ian Burchett 2011-2016[7]
- Doreen Steidle 2008-2011[8]
- Gerry Campbell 2004-2008[9]
- Anthony Burger 2001-2004[10]
- Colin Russel 1997-2001[11]
- Garrett Lambert 1994-1997[12]
- John P. Higginbotham 1989-1994[13]
- Anne Marie Doyle 1986-1989[14]
- Maurice Copithorne 1983-1986[15]
- R. Allen Kilpatrick 1982-1983[16]
- W.T. Warden 1978-1981[17]
- M.G. Charles 1975-1977[18]
- R.L. Wales 1972-1974[19]
- C.R. Gallow 1966-1971[20]
- R.K. Thomson 1963-1965[21]
- C.M. Forsyth-Smith 1957-1962[22]
See also
References
- ↑ 2 China Dissidents Granted Asylum, Fly to Vancouver, Los Angeles Times, September 17, 1992
- ↑ Canada-Macao Relations, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Canada Among Nations, 1997: Asia Pacific Face-Off, Fen Hampson, McGill-Queen's Press, 15 Aug 1997, page 335
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Canada Day 2016 Reception; Speech by the Consul General of Canada, J. Ian Burchett, 1 July 2016
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ News Releases DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS, August 12, 2004
- ↑ Foreign Affairs Announces Diplomatic Appointments to Asia Шаблон:Webarchive, 18 Jul 2001
- ↑ Colin Stevens Russel, Bloomberg
- ↑ Warning: Deadline Ahead, Asiaweek, April 11, 1997
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Canada Soothes Asia Over US Pact, February 15, 1989
- ↑ Maurice Copithorne, QC
- ↑ Guide Parlementaire Canadien, P.G. Normandin, 1983, page 1297
- ↑ International Perspectives, 1981, page 10
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Canadian Almanac & Directory, Copp, Clark., 1973, page 485
- ↑ Canada Commerce, Volume 135, 1971, page 17
- ↑ Foreign Trade, Volume 125, page 49
- ↑ RED CHINA: Famine on the Way?, Time, November 04, 1957, page 28
External links
- Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao
- Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao Official Facebook Page
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