The Commissioner's Office of China's Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong S.A.R.
The Commissioner's Office of China's Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong S.A.R., previously known as the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is an subordinated office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China established in accordance with the provisions of the Basic Law of Hong Kong. It is responsible for dealing with foreign affairs related to the territory. The current  commissioner is Xie Feng. The acting commissioner is Yan Yirui. The premises of the office is located at 42, Kennedy Road, Mid-levels, at the intersection of Kennedy Road and Macdonnell Road. It also owns property nearby, including staff quarters and the official residence of the Commissioner. A similar office of the ministry is also established in Macau, another special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. History. On 2 March 2021, Song Ruan, then the deputy commissioner, was at a private dinner at a Wan Chai social club, where rape allegations were made by one of the  attendees. In April 2021, a spokesman for the office commented on US ambassador Hanscom Smith's criticism of Hong Kong's arrest of Jimmy Lai, stating that "No external forces are allowed to comment on the Hong Kong court's lawful judgment on people such as Lai. The US envoy has damaged the rule of law by glorifying and justifying their acts." Also in April 2021, the deputy commissioner, Fang Jianming, said that the government was ready to strike back at calls from Chris Patten to sanction government officials "responsible for the crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Hong  Kong." In September 2021, the Office published a list of more than 100 "crimes" that the United States committed against Hong Kong. It listed an instance where the US Consulate in Hong Kong had put electric candles in its windows on 4 June 2021, in honor of the June Fourth Incident, as an offense.