Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao explained

Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao Consulat Général du Canada à Hong Kong et Macao
Coordinates:	22.2839°N 114.1589°W
Address:	Tower 3, Floor 5 Exchange Square 8 Connaught Place Central, Hong Kong
Jurisdiction:	Hong Kong
Consul General:	Rachael Bedlington

The Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao (French: Consulat général du Canada à Hong Kong et Macao;) 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. Clark ^{[18] [19]} 1975-1977^[20]
• R.L. Wales 1972-1974^[21]
• C.R. Gallow 1966-1971^[22]
• R.K. Thomson 1963-1965^[23]
• C.M. Forsyth-Smith 1957-1962^[24]

See also

• Canada–Hong Kong relations
• Canadians in Hong Kong
• Canadian International School of Hong Kong

References

1. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-17-mn-783-story.html 2 China Dissidents Granted Asylum, Fly to Vancouver
2. http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/hong_kong/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/canada_macao.aspx?lang=eng&menu_id=9 Canada-Macao Relations
3. Web site: Inspection of The Canadian Consulate General Hong Kong . 2016-03-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005230150/http://www.international.gc.ca/department-ministere/inspection/2010/hong_kong.aspx?lang=eng . 2016-10-05 . dead .
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=dqN6MWSWxiMC&dq=%22Canadian+Commission%22+%22Hong+Kong%22&pg=PA335 Canada Among Nations, 1997: Asia Pacific Face-Off
5. Web site: Announcement of new diplomatic appointments: Rachael Bedlington and Christopher Cooter. Global Affairs Canada. 2021-08-14. 2021-09-20.
6. Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Board of Directors Announces Jeff Nankivell as New President and CEO. GlobeNewswire. 2021-06-02. 2021-09-20.
7. https://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/hong_kong/highlights-faits/2016/JourCanadaDay_Discours-Speech.aspx?lang=en Canada Day 2016 Reception; Speech by the Consul General of Canada, J. Ian Burchett
8. Web site: Former Canadian diplomat Doreen Steidle returns to Hong Kong with HSBC . 2020-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161017051659/http://iwfcanada.com/blog.php?name=id%2F28&bypassCookie=1 . 2016-10-17 . dead .
9. http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?crtr.sj1D=&mthd=advSrch&crtr.mnthndVl=&nid=93579&crtr.. News Releases DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS
10. http://www.asiapacific.ca/news/foreign-affairs-announces-diplomatic-appointments-asia Foreign Affairs Announces Diplomatic Appointments to Asia
11. https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=22613150&capId=7657914&previousCapId=58203425&previousTitle=HUTCHISON%20TELECOMM%20HONG%20KONG Colin Stevens Russel
12. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826184845/http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/97/0411/nat3.html Warning: Deadline Ahead
13. Web site: John Higginbotham, Senior Distinguished Fellow, Carleton University, Ottawa . 2016-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160822102307/http://www.asiapacificgateway.gc.ca/biographies.html#higginbotham . 2016-08-22 . dead .
14. http://www.joc.com/maritime-news/canada-soothes-asia-over-us-pact_19890215.html Canada Soothes Asia Over US Pact
15. http://historyproject.allard.ubc.ca/law-history-project/profile/maurice-copithorne-qc Maurice Copithorne, QC
16. https://books.google.com/books?id=6wzwAAAAMAAJ&q=%22R.+Allen+Kilpatrick%22+%22Hong+Kong%22 Guide Parlementaire Canadien
17. https://books.google.com/books?id=WmcnAQAAMAAJ&q=%22W.T.+Warden%22+%22Hong+Kong%22 International Perspectives
18. News: H.K. 'S HANDLING OF VIETNAMESE REVUGEES PRAISED . 10 July 2024 . DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN . Hong Kong Government Information Service . 6 June 1975.
19. He Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce - the Bulletin . November 1974 . Picture Briefing . November 1974 . 18 .
20. Book: XXIII Chief Delegates of the Canadian Consular Office in Hong Kong while Ceded to United Kingdom . The History of Organizational System of Sino-Canadian Diplomatic and Consular Relations with Directory of Chief Delegates of Canadian Missions in China and Chief Delegates of Chinese Missions in Canada, 1909~1997 . Bacon Cultural Enterprise Co., Ltd. . Kung Huang . Frances Li . . 957-788-116-5 . 93–4.
21. https://books.google.com/books?id=LlKUcvgVY2wC&q=%22Canada%22+%22Commissioner%22+%22R.L.+Wales%22+%22Hong+Kong%22 Canadian Almanac & Directory
22. https://books.google.com/books?id=j-0OAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Gallow%22++ Canada Commerce
23. https://books.google.com/books?id=QygiAQAAMAAJ&q=%22R.K.+Thomson%22+++ Foreign Trade
24. https://books.google.com/books?id=joYoAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Canada%22+%22Commissioner%22+%22Forsyth-Smith%22+%22Hong+Kong%22 RED CHINA: Famine on the Way?

External links

• Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao
• Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao Official Facebook Page