Who is in the Consulate General

New Zealand has had resident representation in Hong Kong since 1960. The Consulate-General and other New Zealand agencies currently have a New Zealand-based staff of five and a total staff of approximately 40, carrying out the business in Hong Kong of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Immigration New Zealand, Investment New Zealand, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and Tourism New Zealand. The Consulate-General staff further includes representatives of Police and Customs, accredited on a non-resident basis from Beijing.New Zealand and China in early 1997 concluded an exchange of letters confirming the maintenance of the New Zealand Consulate-General after Hong Kong's reversion to Chinese sovereignty. The Consul-General also continued to be accredited to Macao after it became a SAR at the end of 1999.

The current Consul-General to Hong Kong is Ms Adele Bryant.

Curriculum Vitae

Adele Bryant
New Zealand Consul-General to Hong Kong

EDUCATION:
BA (Hons), University of Otago

1989.91
Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Trade Negotiations Division

1991.94
First Secretary and Deputy Head of Mission
Port Vila

1994-97
Development Programme Manager
Indonesia and Multilateral Organisations Development Division

1997.98
Senior Policy Officer
Environment Division

1999.2001
Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission
Kuala Lumpur

2002.2004
Deputy Director, APEC
Economic Divison

2004-2008
Deputy Head of Mission
New Zealand Embassy, Rome and
Alternate Permanent Representative to UN Food and Agricultural Organisation, Rome

current
Consul-General
New Zealand Consulate-General, Hong Kong