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The United States-Hong Kong Policy Act, or more commonly known as the Hong Kong Policy Act (S. 1731 Pub. L. 102–383) or Hong Kong Relations Act, is a 1992 act enacted by the United States Congress. It allows the United States to continue to treat Hong Kong separately from Mainland China for matters concerning trade export and economic control ...
The United States maintains substantial economic and political interests in Hong Kong. The United States supports Hong Kong's autonomy by concluding and implementing bilateral agreements; promoting trade and investment; arranging high-level visits; broadening law enforcement cooperation; bolstering educational, academic, and cultural links; and ...
The Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau, represents the United States in Hong Kong and Macau. [2] It has been located at 26 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, since the late 1950s. [3] The consul general is Gregory May, who has served since September 2022.
Hong Kong has become a center for money laundering and sanctions evasion under the tightening grip of Beijing, US lawmakers have warned, calling for a re-evaluation of America’s close business ...
In the same year, the Hong Kong dollar was pegged to the U.S. dollar at a rate of HK$5.65 = US$1, revised to HK$5.085 = US$1 in 1973. From 1974 to 1983, the Hong Kong dollar was not anchored to another currency, changing the monetary regime from a currency board system to a floating currency system.
The Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (HKPA), last amended by the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019, is the groundwork for U.S. policies that maintain relations with Hong Kong as separate from mainland China, to the extent consistent with the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, after the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong. [3]
Suspension of extradition treaties with Hong Kong by the United States, United Kingdom and various Western nations; Deterioration of Hong Kong–Taiwan, China–United States and China–United Kingdom relations; Second round of U.S. embargoes and sanctions against China, including Executive Order 13936 under Hong Kong Autonomy Act
The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 (HKHRDA) [1] (S. 1838; Pub. L. 116–76 (text)) is a United States federal law that requires the U.S. government to impose sanctions against mainland China and Hong Kong officials considered responsible for human rights abuses in Hong Kong, and requires the United States Department of State and other agencies to conduct an annual review to ...