Please note that the above-mentioned National Organ has been designated in accordance with Article 7 of the Statute, with a view to facilitating communication between the Members of the Conference and the Permanent Bureau. Please click here to see which authorities have been designated by the People's Republic of China in accordance with the Conventions mentioned below.  

N.B.: Information on the Hague Conventions the application of which had been extended by the United Kingdom and Portugal to the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macao, respectively, may be found in the status table for the relevant Conventions under "China (People's Republic of)".

Conventions in force for Hong Kong: 

• Convention of 5 October 1961 on the Conflicts of Laws Relating to the Form of Testamentary Dispositions
• Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents
• Convention of 1 June 1970 on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations
• Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
• Convention of 1 July 1985 on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition

Conventions in force for Macao:

• Convention of 1 March 1954 on Civil Procedure
• Convention of 24 October 1956 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations in Respect of Children
• Convention of 15 April 1958 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Relating to Maintenance Obligations in Respect of Children
• Convention of 5 October 1961 concerning the Powers of Authorities and the Law Applicable in Respect of the Protection of Minors
• Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents
• Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

Conventions to which the People's Republic of China is a Contracting State, see below under "Has ratified / acceded to":