Consulate General of South Korea in Hong Kong
| Consulate General of South Korea in Hong Kong 주 홍콩 대한민국 총영사관 大韓民國駐香港總領事館 
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| Coordinates | 22°16′48.7″N 114°09′50.4″E / 22.280194°N 114.164000°E |
| Location | Admiralty, Hong Kong |
| Address | 5-6F, Far East Finance Center 16, Harcourt Road |
| Consul General | Kim Kwang-dong |
| Website | http://hkg.mofa.go.kr/ |
| Consulate General of South Korea in Hong Kong | |
| Hangul | 주 홍콩 대한민국 총영사관 |
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| Hanja | 駐홍콩大韓民國總領事館 |
| Revised Romanization | Ju Hongkong Daehanminguk Chongyeongsagwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chu Hongk'ong Taehanmin'guk Ch'ongyŏngsakwan |
Consulate General of South Korea in Hong Kong (Korean: 주 홍콩 대한민국 총영사관; Chinese: 大韓民國駐香港總領事館), a consular mission of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Hong Kong and Macau, is located at 5-6F, Far East Finance Center 16, Harcourt Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong. It is one of the first South Korean overseas missions since the country's foundation, opened in British Hong Kong under approval of the United Kingdom in 1949, going through promotion and expansion in its history. Following the Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong to China in 1997, the Consulate General was able to keep its presence according to a Sino-Korean agreement concerning foreign missions stationed in Hong Kong.
The foundation of the Korean consular mission in Hong Kong has a background of the country's external trade. With the trade between Korea and Hong Kong started in 1947 and the establishment of Anglo-Korean diplomatic relations in 1949, progress was gained on setting up a consulate. On 8 February 1949, a letter from the British Government was sent to South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) with approval on the Consulate. Cha Kyun-chan, then Director of the MOFA's Investigation Bureau (외무부조사국), was appointed as the first Consul to Hong Kong, and went to his post by plane on 9 April. The Consulate was opened on 1 May, making it one of South Korea's first five missions abroad since the establishment of ROK Government.
On 29 November of the same year, the Consulate was promoted to the status of Consulate General, with Lee Jung-bang, councillor of the Korean Embassy to the Republic of China (ROC) became the first Consul General under appointment of the Korean MOFA. The Consulate General had its consular jurisdiction over both Hong Kong and Macau, and was relocated to several locations during the British colonial era, including Room 833-835, Man Yee Building, 67-71 Queen's Road, Room 2107-9, Realty Building. 71 Des Voeux Road and Korea Center Building, 3/F, 119-121, Connaught Road.
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