﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Regulation lims:pit-date="2006-03-22" lims:lastAmendedDate="2006-03-22" lims:current-date="2019-06-21" lims:inforce-start-date="2006-03-22" lims:fid="980420" lims:id="980420" gazette-part="II" regulation-type="SOR" xml:lang="en" xmlns:lims="http://justice.gc.ca/lims"><Identification lims:inforce-start-date="2006-03-22" lims:fid="980421" lims:id="980421"><InstrumentNumber>SOR/96-207</InstrumentNumber><RegistrationDate><Date><YYYY>1996</YYYY><MM>4</MM><DD>19</DD></Date></RegistrationDate><ConsolidationDate lims:inforce-start-date="2006-03-22"><Date><YYYY>2019</YYYY><MM>6</MM><DD>22</DD></Date></ConsolidationDate><EnablingAuthority lims:inforce-start-date="2006-03-22" lims:fid="980423" lims:id="980423"><XRefExternal reference-type="act" link="F-29.4">FOREIGN MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ACT</XRefExternal></EnablingAuthority><ShortTitle lims:inforce-start-date="2006-03-22" lims:fid="980424" lims:id="980424">Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Privileges and Immunities Order</ShortTitle><LongTitle lims:inforce-start-date="2006-03-22" lims:fid="980425" lims:id="980425">Order Granting Privileges and Immunities to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, and Persons Connected Therewith, in Canada</LongTitle></Identification><Order lims:inforce-start-date="2006-03-22" lims:fid="980426" lims:id="980426"><Provision lims:inforce-start-date="2006-03-22" lims:fid="980427" lims:id="980427" format-ref="indent-0-0" language-align="yes" list-item="no"><Text>The Minister of Foreign Affairs, pursuant to paragraph 6(1)(a) of the <XRefExternal reference-type="act" link="F-29.4">Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act</XRefExternal><FootnoteRef idref="fn_SOR-96-207_e_hq_6179">*</FootnoteRef>, is pleased hereby to repeal the <XRefExternal reference-type="regulation" link="SOR-96-207">Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Privileges and Immunities Order</XRefExternal> made on January 21, 1994<FootnoteRef idref="fn_SOR-96-207_e_hq_6180">**</FootnoteRef>, and to make the annexed <XRefExternal reference-type="regulation">Order granting privileges and immunities to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, and to persons connected therewith, in Canada</XRefExternal>, in substitution therefor.</Text><Footnote id="fn_SOR-96-207_e_hq_6179" placement="page" status="official"><Label> *</Label><Text>S.C. 1991, c. 41</Text></Footnote><Footnote id="fn_SOR-96-207_e_hq_6180" placement="page" status="official"><Label>**</Label><Text>SOR/94-132, 1994 <XRefExternal reference-type="other" link="gazette">Canada Gazette</XRefExternal> Part II, p. 992</Text></Footnote></Provision><Provision lims:inforce-start-date="2006-03-22" lims:fid="980428" lims:id="980428" format-ref="indent-0-0" language-align="yes" list-item="no"><Text>Ottawa, April 16, 1996</Text></Provision><Provision lims:inforce-start-date="2006-03-22" lims:fid="980429" lims:id="980429" justification="right" language-align="yes" list-item="no"><SignatureBlock justification="right" width="15pc"><SignatureName justification="right">LLOYD AXWORTHY</SignatureName><SignatureTitle justification="right"><Emphasis style="italic">Minister of Foreign Affairs</Emphasis></SignatureTitle></SignatureBlock></Provision></Order><Body lims:inforce-start-date="2006-03-22" lims:fid="980430" lims:id="980430"><Heading lims:inforce-start-date="2006-03-22" lims:fid="980431" lims:id="980431" level="1"><TitleText>Short Title</TitleText></Heading><Section lims:inforce-start-date="2006-03-22" lims:lastAmendedDate="2006-03-22" lims:fid="980432" lims:id="980432"><Label>1</Label><Text>This Order may be cited as the <XRefExternal reference-type="regulation" link="SOR-96-207">Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Privileges and Immunities Order</XRefExternal>.</Text></Section><Heading lims:inforce-start-date="2006-03-22" lims:fid="980433" lims:id="980433" level="1"><TitleText>Privileges and Immunities</TitleText></Heading><Section lims:inforce-start-date="2006-03-22" lims:lastAmendedDate="2006-03-22" lims:fid="980434" lims:id="980434"><Label>2</Label><Text>The privileges and immunities accorded to consular posts under section 3 of the <XRefExternal reference-type="act" link="F-29.4">Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act</XRefExternal> are hereby granted to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, and persons connected therewith, in Canada including members of their families forming part of their households in Canada, who are not nationals or permanent residents of Canada.</Text></Section></Body></Regulation>