On December 11, 2017, the 11th Annual Exchange for Hong Kong-related Consular Work was held in Taiyuan of Shanxi Province. Director-General of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Guo Shaochun and Director of the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSAR) Tsang Kwok-wai had in-depth and practical exchanges on such topics as Hong Kong-related consular protection, the issuing of HKSAR visa from overseas embassies and consulates, the facilitation of travel convenience for HKSAR residents and exchanges and training on Hong Kong-related consular work in the year of 2017, and reached important consensus on better carrying out consular work related to HKSAR.