Hong Kong Policy Act (1992)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hong_Kong_Policy_Act_(1992)
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Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs United States–Hong Kong Policy Act
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Hong_Kong_Human_Rights_and_Democracy_Act_(2019)
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1992
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hong Kong Policy Act (1992)
gptkbp:mainProvision maintains Hong Kong's status as a separate customs territory
permits separate economic and trade relations with Hong Kong
requires annual certification of Hong Kong's autonomy
allows separate immigration and law enforcement agreements
gptkbp:purpose to allow the United States to treat Hong Kong separately from mainland China after 1997
gptkbp:relatedEvent 1997 transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Sino-British_Joint_Declaration
gptkb:One_country,_two_systems
gptkbp:section Section 202 (annual certification)
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:status amended
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S.-Hong_Kong_relations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8