United States-Hong Kong Policy Act
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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.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 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 after the 1997 Hong Kong handover.[1]
Long title | An Act to set forth the policy of the United States with respect to Hong Kong, and for other purposes. |
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Enacted by | the 102nd United States Congress |
Effective | 1 July 1997 |
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Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–383 |
Statutes at Large | 106 Stat. 1448 |
Codification | |
U.S.C. sections created | 22 U.S.C. §§ 5701–5732 |
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Major amendments | |
Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act |
The Act was amended on November 27, 2019, by the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.[2]
On May 27, 2020, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared Hong Kong "no longer autonomous", putting its special designation into doubt,[3] which in turn eliminated the special treatment for Hong Kong with the Executive Order 13936.[4]
On July 14, 2020, the Hong Kong Autonomy Act (S. 3798) was signed into law. It was enacted in response to the Hong Kong national security law and imposes sanctions on persons who violate the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Hong Kong Basic Law and the banks that do business with them.[5] Executive Order 13936 normalization for Hong Kong on par with Mainland China was also signed into effect the same day.[4]