HONG KONG BACKGROUND BRIEF
FUTURE BRITISH CONSULATE GENERAL
The Joint Declaration provides for the UK to establish a Consulate-General in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. We attach considerable importance to maintaining a prestigious presence to show our continued commitment to
Hong Kong after 1997 and to match our continuing interests.
We have been discussing with the Hong Kong Government a suitable site: as soon as possible an announcement will be
made.
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