Uruguay moves closer to China and opens consulate in Hong Kong

Uruguay has had, since last week, a Consulate General in Hong Kong that also holds jurisdiction over Macau. “Today is a special day for the ties between my country and Hong Kong, in the context of the comprehensive strategic alliance that binds Uruguay and China,” Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin said as he opened the new Consulate General of Uruguay in Hong Kong, whose remit includes the Macao Special Administrative Region, located some 70 km south west of Hong Kong next to China’s Guangdong province.

The office will not only handle potential consular requests from the more than eight million people living in the region but will also serve as a commercial antenna to attract investment and business in the Greater Bay Area, home to some 86 million inhabitants.