Office of the Commissioner (Hong Kong)

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Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
中華人民共和國外交部
駐香港特別行政區特派員公署
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Agency overview
FormedJuly 1, 1997
Jurisdiction Government of China
Agency executive
  • Liu Guangyuan, Commissioner
Parent department Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Website hk.ocmfa.gov.cn/eng OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region [1] is the government office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China to Hong Kong SAR in accordance with the Basic Law to handle foreign affairs related to the region. The main responsibilities of the Commissioner's Office are to coordinate Hong Kong's participation in international organizations and conferences, to deal with the application issues of international conventions in Hong Kong, to coordinate the establishment of consular offices by foreign governments in Hong Kong, and to undertake the visiting affairs of foreign state aircraft and warships to Hong Kong. [2]

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The current commissioner is Liu Guangyuan  [ zh ]. [3] The premises of the office is located at 42, Kennedy Road, Mid-levels, at the intersection of Kennedy Road and Macdonnell Road. It also owns property nearby, including staff quarters and the official residence of the Commissioner. A similar office of the ministry was also established in Macau, another special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.

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In 2019, a member of the office tried to block pro-independence Andy Chan from speaking at an event. [4]

On 2 March 2021, Song Ruan, then the deputy commissioner of the office, was the guest of honor at a private dinner at a Wan Chai social club to celebrate his departure from the position, and attendees were later fined for breaking COVID-19 social gathering restrictions. [5]

The Commissioner's Office of China's Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong S.A.R. Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China complex 2017.jpg
The Commissioner's Office of China's Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong S.A.R.

In April 2021, a spokesman for the office commented on US ambassador Hanscom Smith's criticism of Hong Kong's arrest of Jimmy Lai, stating that "No external forces are allowed to comment on the Hong Kong court's lawful judgment on people such as Lai. The US envoy has damaged the rule of law by glorifying and justifying their acts." [6]

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