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Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office

Commons · Question 8570 · Tabled 10 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 17 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will review the privileges granted to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office under the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 1996.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 17 Oct 2024

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 1996 provides the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office with certain privileges and immunities in line with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations for the purposes of furthering economic and trade interests. ...