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REGIÃO ADMINISTRATIVA ESPECIAL DE MACAU
GABINETE DO CHEFE DO EXECUTIVO
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Aviso do Chefe do Executivo n.º 54/2011
O Governo da República da Áustria e o Governo da República Popular da China concluíram, por troca de notas, o acordo relativo à manutenção do Consulado Geral da República da Áustria na Região Administrativa Especial de Hong Kong da República Popular da China. Neste sentido, o Chefe do Executivo manda publicar, nos termos do n.º 1 do artigo 6.º da Lei n.º 3/1999 da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau, por ordem do Governo Popular Central, a Nota do Governo da República da Áustria no seu texto autêntico em língua inglesa e a Nota do Governo da República Popular da China no seu texto autêntico em língua chinesa.
Em conformidade com o disposto no referido acordo, o Consulado Geral da República da Áustria na Região Administrativa Especial de Hong Kong pode, desde a data em que a República Popular da China voltou a assumir o exercício da soberania sobre Macau, em 20 de Dezembro de 1999, continuar a exercer funções consulares na Região Administrativa Especial de Macau.
Promulgado em 20 de Setembro de 2011.
O Chefe do Executivo, Chui Sai On.
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Gabinete do Chefe do Executivo, aos 22 de Setembro de 2011. — O Chefe do Gabinete, substituto, Kuok Wa Seng.
The Austrian Embassy in China presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China and, on behalf of the Austrian Federal Government, has the honour to confirm that, in accordance with Section XI of the Annex I of the Joint Declaration of the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the Question of Hong Kong and Article 157 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, which stipulates that “Consular and other official missions established in Hong Kong by states which have formal diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China may be maintained”, the two sides have, through friendly consultations, reached the following agreement concerning the maintenance of the Austrian Consulate-General in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China following the resumption of the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong by the Government of the People’s Republic of China on 1 July 1997;
1. The Government of the People’s Republic of China agrees to the maintenance by the Austrian Federal Government of its Consulate-General in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. The consular district of the Austrian Consulate-General shall be the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
2. The Government of the People’s Republic of China takes note of the consular function which the Austrian Consulate-General performs in Macao, and agrees to the continuation of this function after the Government of the People’s Republic of China resumes the exercise of sovereignty over Macao with effect from 20 December 1999.
3. The Government of the People’s Republic of China shall, in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 24 April 1963 and relevant laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, accord necessary assistance and facilities to the Austrian Consulate-General in the exercise of consular functions.
4. The operation of the Austrian Consulate-General in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is regulated by the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 24 April 1963. Consular matters shall be handled on the basis of equality and mutual benefit and in a friendly and co-operative spirit.
If the above agreement is confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a note of reply, this note and the reply from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall constitute an Agreement between the two Government and shall enter into force on 1 July 1997.
The Austrian Embassy avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China the assurances of its highest consideration.
