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{{Use Hong Kong English|date=October 2018}}
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{{Politics of Hong Kong|expanded=Foreign relations}}
Under the [[Hong Kong Basic Law|Basic Law]], the [[Hong Kong]] [[Special administrative regions of China|Special Administrative Region]] is {{Citation needed span|text=exclusively|date=July 2024}} in charge of its [[Autonomous entity|internal affairs]]
[[File:HK PRC MFA Kennedy Road.jpg|thumb|200px|Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in the Hong kong SAR]]
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Hong Kong makes strenuous law enforcement efforts, but faces serious challenges in controlling transit of heroin and [[methamphetamine]] to regional and world markets; modern banking systems that provide a conduit for [[money laundering]]; rising indigenous use of synthetic drugs, especially among young people.
Hong Kong has its own immigration policy and administration. [[Hong Kong permanent resident|Permanent resident]]s of Hong Kong with PRC nationality hold a different type of passport, called the [[Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passport]], which is different from that for PRC citizens in [[Mainland China]].<ref>Article 154, [[Hong Kong Basic Law]]</ref> Hong Kong permanent residents and mainland Chinese need a passport-like document (the "[[Home Return Permit]]" for Hong Kong permanent residents and the [[Two-way Permit]] for Mainland Chinese) to cross the
According to the official data provided by the [[Hong Kong Immigration Department]] in January 2020, There are 168 countries and regions that implement visa-free policies for residents holding Hong Kong passports.
==Hong Kong Office==
[[File:HKETO
Hong Kong was under [[colonial Hong Kong|British rule]] before 1 July 1997. Prior to the implementation of the ''Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 1996'' enacted by the [[United Kingdom Parliament|British Parliament]], Hong Kong represented its interests abroad through the [[Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office]]s (HKETOs) and via a special office in the British Embassies or High Commissions, but the latter ceased after the sovereignty of Hong Kong was [[
==International agreements==
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* Hong Kong participates in 41 intergovernmental international
* Hong Kong participates in 54 intergovernmental international
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*[[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation|APEC]] (Since 1995)
*[[Group of Twenty|G20]]
*[[Asian Development Bank]]
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*[[International Hydrographic Organization]]
*[[International Maritime Organization]] (Associate)
*[[International Monetary Fund]] (Since 2001)
*[[International Olympic Committee]] (through [[Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China|Hong Kong Olympic Committee]])
*[[International Organization for Standardization]] (Correspondent)
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*[[World Meteorological Organization]]
*[[World Tourism Organization]] (Associate)
*[[World Trade Organization]] (Since 1991)
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[[File:11-11-11 Cumbre Líderes APEC 2011 (6344422249).jpg|thumb|[[Chief Executive of Hong Kong]] [[Donald Tsang]] in the [[APEC]] ]]
==Overseas visits made by senior officials==
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[[Image:TCWandCP.png|thumb|250px|right|Tung Chee Hwa shaking hands with [[Paul Martin]], the [[Prime Minister of Canada]] at the [[Government House, Hong Kong|Government House]]]]
The [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong]] & other senior officials often make a duty visit to foreign countries. These visits usually aim to advance Hong Kong's economic and trade relations with the foreign countries. During these visits, the Chief Executive will meet with political and business leaders. Usually, the [[head of state]] or [[head of government]] of the foreign countries will receive the Chief Executive. For example, former Chief Executive [[Tung Chee-hwa]] made three visits to the United States during his term. In these three visits, Tung Chee-hwa met with the [[
[[File:B-LGE@HKG (20181026121735).jpg|thumb|[[Hong Kong Airlines]] A350-900]]
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=== Protocol Division Government Secretariat ===
The Protocol Division Government Secretariat is responsible for liaising with the large consulate groups of various countries stationed in the Hong Kong and providing host government services to these consular groups.The Protocol Division Government Secretariat also represents Hong Kong government to receive national leaders and international
=== Foreign officials ===
As of November 2005, the Hong Kong Government has received more than 60 foreign heads of state, government and senior ministers for official visits to Hong Kong. Leaders who have visited Hong Kong include [[Canadian Prime Minister]] [[Justin Trudeau]], [[Singaporean Prime Minister]] [[Lee Hsien Loong]], [[Russian President]], [[President of Panama]], [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]], [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]], [[Prime Minister of Vietnam]], [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]], [[Dmitry Medvedev]], and [[British Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]]
==Overseas representation in Hong Kong==
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[[File:HK British Consulate Justice Drive 1.JPG|thumb|The British Consulate General in Hong Kong
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When Hong Kong was under [[British Hong Kong|British rule]], most [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] member states, unlike other countries, were represented in Hong Kong by Commissions. However, following the 1997 handover, they were all renamed Consulates-General. Owing to Hong Kong's economic importance, and the large number of British passport holders, the [[British Consulate-General, Hong Kong and Macao|British Consulate-General]] is the largest of its kind in the world and bigger than many British Embassies and High Commissions abroad.<ref name="GOV.UK">{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-hong-kong|title=British Consulate General Hong Kong - GOV.UK|website=www.gov.uk}}</ref>
Most countries maintain Consulates-General or Consulates in Hong Kong. However, despite their name, many Consulates-General are not subordinate to their country's embassy to the PRC in Beijing. For example, the British Consulate-General is directly subordinate to the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] of the UK rather than the British embassy in the Chinese capital.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/cmfaff/649/64907.htm|title=House of Commons - The UK's relations with Hong Kong: 30 years after the Joint Declaration - Foreign Affairs|first=The Committee Office, House of|last=Commons|website=publications.parliament.uk}}</ref> The Consul-General of the United States, likewise, holds ambassadorial rank, and reports to the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Affairs in the US Department of State.<ref>[http://www.ait.org.tw/en/pressrelease-pr1224.htm Christopher J. Marut Appointed as Director of the Taipei Office of the American Institute in Taiwan]{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[American Institute in Taiwan]],
== See also ==
* [[Foreign relations of China]]
** [[Foreign relations of
* [[Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office]]
* [[Consular missions in Hong Kong]]
* [[Hong
* [[Hong
* [[Visa policy of Hong Kong]]
== References ==
=== Citations ===
{{Reflist}}
=== Sources ===
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* [[CIA World Fact Book|CIA – The World Factbook]] 2006
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