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Xinhua News Agency Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Branch (Chinese: 新華通訊社香港分社) is the Hong Kong and Asia-Pacific bureau of Xinhua News Agency.
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Type | News bureau of Xinhua News Agency |
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Owner(s) | People's Republic of China (state-owned institution) |
Political alignment | Pro-China |
Headquarters | Wan Chai, Hong Kong |
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Before the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, Xinhua's Hong Kong branch was China's de facto consulate to the British colony in addition to its news functions. Its news functions were performed by the 香港分社总编辑室 within the bureau. In 2000, the political functions of the bureau was assumed by the Hong Kong Liaison Office and it retained its editorial functions as a limited company.