United States-Hong Kong Policy Act

United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992
Long title	An Act to set forth the policy of the United States with respect to Hong Kong, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 102nd United States Congress
Effective	1 July 1997
Citations
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
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as S. 1731 by Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on September 20, 1991; Committee consideration by Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Passed the Senate on May 21, 1992 (Voice vote); Passed the House on August 11, 1992 (Voice vote) with amendment; Senate agreed to House amendment on September 17, 1992 (Voice vote); Signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on October 5, 1992;
Major amendments
	Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act

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]

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]

^ Hong Kong's reversion to China: effective monitoring critical to assess U.S. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 1-4289-7837-2
^ Wang, Christine (November 27, 2019). "Trump signs bills backing Hong Kong protesters into law, in spite of Beijing's objections". CNBC. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
^ "Pompeo officially declares Hong Kong 'no longer autonomous,' slams China intervention". Fox News. May 27, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Executive Order Eliminates Differential Treatment for Hong Kong" (PDF). Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. July 21, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 30, 2020.
^ Toomey, Pat (June 25, 2020). "S.3798 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Hong Kong Autonomy Act". congress.gov. Retrieved June 26, 2020.

[HKrev-1] Hong Kong's reversion to China: effective monitoring critical to assess U.S. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 1-4289-7837-2

[2] Wang, Christine (November 27, 2019). "Trump signs bills backing Hong Kong protesters into law, in spite of Beijing's objections". CNBC. Retrieved November 28, 2019.

[3] "Pompeo officially declares Hong Kong 'no longer autonomous,' slams China intervention". Fox News. May 27, 2020.

[clearygottlieb-4] "Executive Order Eliminates Differential Treatment for Hong Kong" (PDF). Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. July 21, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 30, 2020.

[5] Toomey, Pat (June 25, 2020). "S.3798 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Hong Kong Autonomy Act". congress.gov. Retrieved June 26, 2020.

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