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Australia–Hong Kong relations, the Glossary

Australia–Hong Kong relations are distinct to Australia-China relations.^[1]

54 relations: Anthony Mason (judge), Arabic, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Australia, Australia–China relations, Australian gold rushes, Australians in Hong Kong, British Army Aid Group, British Empire, British Hong Kong, Cantonese, Consulate General of Australia, Hong Kong, Court of Appeal (Hong Kong), Court of Final Appeal (Hong Kong), Crown colony, Financial Action Task Force, Financial Secretary (Hong Kong), Foreign relations of Australia, Foreign relations of Hong Kong, High Court (Hong Kong), Hobart, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Australians, Hong Kong Basic Law, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Hong Kong House, Ian McWalters, Immigration Restriction Act 1901, International relations, James Spigelman, Jeremy Paxman, Judiciary of Hong Kong, Kevin Zervos, Lindsay Tasman Ride, Mandarin Chinese, Murray Gleeson, Newstead, Victoria, One country, two systems, Philip Haddon-Cave, Positive non-interventionism, Right of abode in Hong Kong, Robert French, Sea lines of communication, Sino-British Joint Declaration, Special administrative regions of China, Sydney, The Day Today, Trade agreement, University of Hong Kong, Wan Chai, ... Expand index (4 more) »
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Anthony Mason (judge)

Sir Anthony Frank Mason HonFAIB DistFRSN (born 21 April 1925) is an Australian judge who served as the ninth Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1987 to 1995.

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Arabic

Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.

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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Consular relations between China and Australia were first established in 1909, and diplomatic relations were established in 1941. Australia–Hong Kong relations and Australia–China relations are Bilateral relations of Australia.

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Australian gold rushes

During the Australian gold rushes, starting in 1851, significant numbers of workers moved from elsewhere in Australia and overseas to where gold had been discovered.

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Australians in Hong Kong

There are over 100,000 Australians in Hong Kong, with most (or Hong Kong Australians).

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British Army Aid Group

The British Army Aid Group (B.A.A.G.) was a para-military organisation for British and Allied forces in southern China during the Second World War.

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British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

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British Hong Kong

Hong Kong was a colony and later a dependent territory of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945 during the Pacific War. Australia–Hong Kong relations and British Hong Kong are Hong Kong and the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Cantonese

Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta, with over 82.4 million native speakers.

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Consulate General of Australia, Hong Kong

The Australian Consulate General Hong Kong represents the Commonwealth of Australia in Hong Kong, and is also accredited to Macau.

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Court of Appeal (Hong Kong)

The Court of Appeal of the High Court of Hong Kong is the second most senior court in the Hong Kong legal system.

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Court of Final Appeal (Hong Kong)

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (HKCFA or CFA) is the final appellate court of Hong Kong.

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Crown colony

A Crown colony or royal colony was a colony governed by England, and then Great Britain or the United Kingdom within the English and later British Empire.

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Financial Action Task Force

The Financial Action Task Force (on Money Laundering) (FATF, aka "Faftee"), also known by its French name, Groupe d'action financière (GAFI), is an intergovernmental organisation founded in 1989 on the initiative of the G7 to develop policies to combat money laundering and to maintain certain interest.

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Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)

The Financial Secretary is the title held by the Hong Kong government minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters (“Department of Finance” per Article 60 of the Basic Law).

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Foreign relations of Australia

Foreign relations of Australia are influenced by its position as a leading trading nation and as a significant donor of humanitarian aid.

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Foreign relations of Hong Kong

Under the Basic Law, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is in charge of its internal affairs, whilst the central government of China is responsible for its foreign affairs and defence. Australia–Hong Kong relations and foreign relations of Hong Kong are Hong Kong and the Commonwealth of Nations.

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High Court (Hong Kong)

The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a part of the legal system of Hong Kong.

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Hobart

Hobart ((palawa kani: nipaluna) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly half of Tasmania's population, Hobart is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-smallest by population and area after Darwin if territories are taken into account.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.

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Hong Kong Australians

Hong Kong Australians are Australian citizens or permanent residents of Hong Kong descent.

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Hong Kong Basic Law

The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is a national law of China that serves as the organic law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

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Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (HKETOs) are the trade offices of Hong Kong outside the territory.

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Hong Kong House

Hong Kong House, also known since 1995 as the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Sydney, is a landmark heritage building and former hotel in the Sydney central business district, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Ian McWalters

Ian Charles McWalters (born 1951) is Chairman of the Market Misconduct Tribunal and the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal in Hong Kong.

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Immigration Restriction Act 1901

The Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Cth) was an Act of the Parliament of Australia which limited immigration to Australia and formed the basis of the White Australia policy which sought to exclude all non-Europeans from Australia.

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International relations

International relations (IR) are the interactions among sovereign states.

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James Spigelman

James Jacob Spigelman (born 1 January 1946) is a former Australian judge who served as Chief Justice of New South Wales from 1998 to 2011.

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Jeremy Paxman

Jeremy Dickson Paxman (born 11 May 1950) is an English former broadcaster, journalist and author.

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Judiciary of Hong Kong

The Judiciary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the judicial branch of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

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Kevin Zervos

Kevin Paul Zervos (born November 1953) is a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong.

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Lindsay Tasman Ride

Brigadier Sir Lindsay Tasman Ride, CBE, JP, ED, MD, MRCS, LRCP, Hon LLD (10 October 1898 – 17 October 1977) was an Australian physiologist, soldier, and vice chancellor of the University of Hong Kong.

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Mandarin Chinese

Mandarin is a group of Chinese language dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China.

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Murray Gleeson

Anthony Murray Gleeson (born 30 August 1938) is an Australian former judge who served as the 11th Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1998 to 2008.

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Newstead, Victoria

Newstead is a town in Victoria, Australia, situated along the Loddon River.

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One country, two systems

"One country, two systems" is a constitutional principle of the People's Republic of China (PRC) describing the governance of the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.

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Philip Haddon-Cave

Sir Charles Philip Haddon-Cave, (6 July 1925 – 27 September 1999) was a British colonial administrator.

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Positive non-interventionism

Positive non-interventionism (積極不干預) was the economic policy of Hong Kong; this policy can be traced back to the time when Hong Kong was under British rule.

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Right of abode in Hong Kong

Right of abode in Hong Kong entitles a person to live and work in the territory without any restrictions or conditions of stay.

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Robert French

Robert Shenton French (born 1947) is an Australian lawyer.

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Sea lines of communication

Sea lines of communication (abbreviated as SLOC) is a term describing the primary maritime routes between ports, used for trade, logistics and naval forces.

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Sino-British Joint Declaration

The Sino-British Joint Declaration was a treaty between the governments of the United Kingdom and China signed in 1984 setting the conditions in which Hong Kong was transferred to Chinese control and for the governance of the territory after 1 July 1997.

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Special administrative regions of China

The special administrative regions (SAR) of the People's Republic of China are one of four types of province-level divisions of the People's Republic of China directly under the control of its Central People's Government (State Council), being integral areas of the country.

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Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.

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The Day Today

The Day Today is a British comedy television show that parodies television news and current affairs programmes, broadcast from 19 January to 23 February 1994 on BBC2.

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Trade agreement

A trade agreement (also known as trade pact) is a wide-ranging taxes, tariff and trade treaty that often includes investment guarantees.

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University of Hong Kong

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public research university in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

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Wan Chai

Wan Chai is situated at the western part of Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong.

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White Australia policy

The White Australia policy was a set of racist policies that aimed to forbid people of non-European ethnic originsespecially Asians (primarily Chinese) and Pacific Islandersfrom immigrating to Australia in order to create a "white/British" ideal focused on but not exclusively Anglo-Celtic peoples.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia–Hong_Kong_relations

Also known as Australia - Hong Kong relations, Australia Hong Kong relations, Hong Kong - Australia relations, Hong Kong Australia relations, Hong Kong-Australia relations.

, White Australia policy, William Gummow, Working holiday visa, 2020 Hong Kong national security law.

Australia–Hong Kong relations, the Glossary

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See also

Hong Kong and the Commonwealth of Nations

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