British Consul General to Hong Kong and Macao

British Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau
英國駐香港及澳門總領事
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Consulate General of the United Kingdom in Hong Kong
Member ofConsulate General of the United Kingdom in Hong Kong
Reports toSecretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
AppointerThe British Monarch
advised by the Prime Minister
FormationJuly 1997
First holderFrancis Cornish

The British Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau (Chinese: 英國駐香港及澳門總領事is the highest diplomat the United Kingdom sends to Hong Kong and Macau after the Handover of Hong Kong in 1997, managing the Consulate General of the United Kingdom in Hong Kong. To emphasize British-Hong Kong relationship, the Consul-General does not have to report to the British Embassy in Beijing like other Consuls and Ambassadors to China, instead, the Consul-General directly reports to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.