British media: Beijing requires consular staff in Hong Kong to provide work and reside

(London News) It is reported that all consuls who are resident in Hong Kong are reported to provide the floor map of their work and residential venues, which causes Beijing to make doubts about espionage.

According to the British Financial Times, three people familiar with the matter reported that the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong in Hong Kong has been asking them to work in Hong Kong to work and live in Hong Kong in the past few months.At the same time, the consular personnel must be reviewed by Beijing before entering the new building.

People familiar with the matter said that the above requirements are consistent with the requirements of Beijing's resident mainland China envoy.

Foreign consular officers say they are still considering how to respond to Beijing's above requirements.The requirements for submitting the plan of the plan are particularly worried, because their work and residence may be listened to Beijing.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong did not respond to the media's inquiries or comments.

According to the Hong Kong Basic Law, Hong Kong's foreign affairs are led by the Chinese Central Government.After the outbreak of the Hong Kong anti -repair example in 2019, the central government implemented the maintenance of the National Security Law in Hong Kong and tightened Hong Kong's autonomy.

This requirement for foreign consuls also reflects the Chinese government's management of the management of permanent diplomats in Hong Kong, because Beijing believes that foreign forces are the behind -the -scenes pushes behind the storm in 2019.

Foreign consular personnel believe that the Chinese government has gradually strengthened its supervision of foreign consuls in recent years.

Kurt Tong, who was the former chief consul of the United States in Hong Kong and Macau and now the partner of the Asian Group, said that before 2019, Beijing usually does not implement too much restrictions on consular staff in Hong Kong.More obstacles affect business between China and the world.However, Beijing does not seem to be so welcome to diplomats.

The United Nations International Agreement of Foreign Agreement, which defines the Foreign Agreement of Diplomacy, did not clearly stipulate that the Chinese government cannot make these requirements on diplomats.However, Article 24 of the Convention stipulates: "The embassy files and documents are no matter where they are, where they are located, they must not violate it."