Article 150
Representatives of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region may, as members of delegations of the Government of the People's
Republic of China, participate in negotiations at the diplomatic
level directly affecting the Region conducted by the Central People's
Government.
Article 151
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may on its own, using
the name "Hong Kong, China", maintain and develop relations
and conclude and implement agreements with foreign states and regions
and relevant international organizations in the appropriate fields,
including the economic, trade, financial and monetary, shipping,
communications, tourism, cultural and sports fields.
Article 152
Representatives of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region may, as members of delegations of the People's Republic of
China, participate in international organizations or conferences
in appropriate fields limited to states and affecting the Region,
or may attend in such other capacity as may be permitted by the
Central People's Government and the international organization or
conference concerned, and may express their views, using the name
"Hong Kong, China".
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may, using the name
"Hong Kong, China", participate in international organizations
and conferences not limited to states.
The Central People's Government shall take the necessary steps
to ensure that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall
continue to retain its status in an appropriate capacity in those
international organizations of which the People's Republic of China
is a member and in which Hong Kong participates in one capacity
or another.
The Central People's Government shall, where necessary, facilitate
the continued participation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region in an appropriate capacity in those international organizations
in which Hong Kong is a participant in one capacity or another,
but of which the People's Republic of China is not a member.
Article 153
The application to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
of international agreements to which the People's Republic of China
is or becomes a party shall be decided by the Central People's Government,
in accordance with the circumstances and needs of the Region, and
after seeking the views of the government of the Region.
International agreements to which the People's Republic of China
is not a party but which are implemented in Hong Kong may continue
to be implemented in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
The Central People's Government shall, as necessary, authorize or
assist the government of the Region to make appropriate arrangements
for the application to the Region of other relevant international
agreements.
Article 154
The Central People's Government shall authorize the Government
of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to issue, in accordance
with law, passports of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
of the People's Republic of China to all Chinese citizens who hold
permanent identity cards of the Region, and travel documents of
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic
of China to all other persons lawfully residing in the Region. The
above passports and documents shall be valid for all states and
regions and shall record the holder's right to return to the Region.
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may
apply immigration controls on entry into, stay in and departure
from the Region by persons from foreign states and regions.
Article 155
The Central People's Government shall assist or authorize the Government
of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to conclude visa
abolition agreements with foreign states or regions.
Article 156
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may, as necessary,
establish official or semi-official economic and trade missions
in foreign countries and shall report the establishment of such
missions to the Central People's Government for the record.
Article 157
The establishment of foreign consular and other official or semi-official
missions in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall require
the approval of the Central People's Government.
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.
According to the circumstances of each case, consular and other
official missions established in Hong Kong by states which have
no formal diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China
may be permitted either to remain or be changed to semi-official
missions.
States not recognized by the People's Republic of China may only
establish non-governmental institutions in the Region.
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