4.9.1 States which have no formal diplomatic relations with China:
It was suggested that the Basic Law should empower the HKSAR to establish overseas representational offices where no formal diplomatic relation with China exists.
4.9.2 States which are not recognised by China:
The Basic Law should empower the HKSAR to establish representational offices in such states.
Another suggestion was that non-governmental could be established in such states.
4.10 "Commercial
affairs:
It
institutions
diplomacy" to be distinguished from foreign
•
"
now
they
was suggested that in fact the overseas offices are carrying out તે kind of "commercial diplomacy Often have to lobby government officials and politicians in the concerned in order to further Hong Kong's
countries
commercial
·
These
activities
be
interests
must distinguished from diplomacy or foreign affairs which is a responsibility of
the Central Government. The Basic Law
should contain clauses to specifically allow such activites.
4.11 Foreign consular and other official or missions to be established in the HKSAR
semi-official
The Joint Declaration has istinguished between official missions
semi-official missions and non-governmental institutions, but the difference between them is not out Some
·
spelt criteria distinguishing between official missions and semi-official missions were suggested:
4.11
·
1Powers of ratifying treaties
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behalf of the government:
It was suggested that missions that can ratifying treaties for the country should be considered as official missions
4.11.2Directly responsible to their Government:
•
It was suggested that official missions would be those directly responsible to their government; semi-official missions would
those with close relations with the government but not being directly responsible to it.
be
4.11.3Financing and Being Responsible to Government:
It
was suggested that official missions would be financed by and responsible
to
their governments; official missionis would be those subvented by governments but having a high degree of autonomy in administration-
those
semi
their their
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