Embassies or consulates in Hong Kong, 1965

[nextian]

Hey, I'm editing a story set in Hong Kong and I have a probably impossible question. I don't even know what to search for this one. I've tried "founding dates of consulates" and "consulates in hong kong" and "embassies in hong kong" and variations thereon, but no go

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[lilacsigil]

Uganda has a Consulate now, if you wanted to email them. Burundia, Tanzania and Kenya don't, though. Uganda and Kenya kept pretty close ties to Britain at that time, so I wouldn't be surprised if they had a presence in Hong Kong.

[nextian]

Thanks for the advice! I went ahead and emailed the Ugandan and Kenyan consulate (which has a webpage, if not a listing there) so we'll see how that goes.

[lil_shepherd]

You're using the wrong phrase. The UK and its ex-colonies do not have 'Embassies' in each other's countries but 'High Commissions." Hong Kong is a bit odd as it is now part of China.

[nextian]

*slaps forehead* I should've figured it'd be something like that. The amount of geopolitics you need to know for a throwaway line...

[lil_shepherd]

I've known this almost all my life, and yet it took me a good half hour from first seeing your post to remember this.

[anonymous]

This may be helpful -- http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/hk-hist.html

"If not, would it be remotely plausible for a native of one of those countries who received a British education to be working as a British translator in Hong Kong?"

Yes, but not easily. One British actor shared anecdotes in an interview about his Kenyan-born British father working as a part-time English translator in Hong Kong where he was a student during early 1970s. He had difficulties finding jobs due to racism (both British and Hong Kong employers). Most jobs he managed to get were with live or adult entertainment agencies that targeted American and British tourists.