4.11.dResponsibility to their Government or Centre of Power:
It was suggested that official missions would
reporting country.
4.11.5Criterion
to
be those
their governments or centre of power in the
for non-governmental institutions
It was suggested that non-governmental institutions would be those organisations not financed by the government nor being responsible to it.
of
4.11.6It was suggested that the definition of the two types
missions and non-governmental instiutions need not be specified in the Basic Law because the clarification of the distinction is but for administrative convenience, and should not affect the principles or spirit
handling external affairs.
4.12 Reciprocal Rights:
of
in
to
It was suggested that the presence of a foreign mission the HKSAR should give the HKSAR the reciprocal right establish official or. semi-official missions in the country concerned.
4.13 Procedure for establishing foreign missions in the HKSAR:
It was suggested that it should be stipulated in the Basic Law that the procedure for establishing a foreign mission in the HKSAR would be for the foreign country to make a request HKSAR Government which should consider the application and make ૩ recommendation as to whether or not the mission should be established to the Central Government for approval.
to
the
It was suggested that the establishment of foreign missions in the HKSAR should require the recommendation of the HKSAR Government before being approved by the Central Government.
4.14 Action taken against foreign missions/Removal of staff of
foreign missions im the HKSAR
It was suggested that when the activities of foreign missions or those of their staff are found to be against the interest of the HKSAR,
i. Official
mission:
of
It was suggested that the eviction of staff/diplomats foreign embassies and action taken against official foreign missions would be within the realm of foreign affairs which is an area of
responsibilities reserved to
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