The Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 represents Canada in Hong Kong, and is also accredited to Macau. As Hong Kong was a member of the Commonwealth during the British Administration, Canada's mission in Hong Kong was called "High Commission for Canada" before 1 July 1997. The Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong reports directly to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Ottawa, Canada., while Canada’s other offices in China, located in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Chongqing, report to the Canadian Embassy in Beijing.

Canada's mission in Hong Kong does not have its own chancery

Chancery (diplomacy)

A 'Chancery' is the type of building that houses a diplomatic mission or embassy. The building can house one or several different nations' missions....

 building, likely due to Hong Kong's lack of office space and high rents. Since 1985 it has been located on the 11th to 14th floors in Exchange Square

Exchange Square (Hong Kong)

The Exchange Square is a building complex located in Central, Hong Kong. It houses offices and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It is served by the Central and Hong Kong stations of the MTR metro system....

, 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 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 Canadian mission in Hong Kong was formally accredited to Macau in 1972, and the Head of Mission in Hong Kong has been accredited to Macau since 1980.

The current Consul General is Doreen Steidle, who previously served as High Commissioner to Singapore (2000–2003).

Past Commssioners and Consuls General

• Gerry Campbell 2004-2008
• Anthony Burger 2001-2004
• John P. Higginbotham 1989-1994
• Garrett Lambert 1994-1997

See also

• Consulate of Canada, Macau - Macau
  Macau
  Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
  
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• Consulate of Canada, Chongqing - Chongqing
  Chongqing
  Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
  
  
• Consulate General of Canada, Shanghai - Shanghai
  Shanghai
  Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
  
  
• Embassy of Canada, Beijing - Beijing
  Beijing
  Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
  
  
• Consulate General of Canada, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province
• Canadian Trade Office, Taipei - non-diplomatic in Taiwan
  Taiwan
  Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
  
  
• Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Toronto
• U.S. Consulate General, Hong Kong
• British Consulate-General, Hong Kong
  British Consulate-General, Hong Kong
  The British Consulate-General Hong Kong, located at 1 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty on Hong Kong Island, is the largest British consulate-general and is bigger than many British embassies and high commissions abroad...