Relationship dossier
Hong Kong
Argentina
Relationship assessment
Hong Kong and Argentina have cooperated on tax matters, within Hong Kong’s special administrative status.
Hong Kong toward Argentina
+20Hong Kong’s government entered into a bilateral tax agreement with Argentina to avoid double taxation, providing a concrete framework for cooperation.
Argentina toward Hong Kong
+20Argentina entered into a bilateral tax agreement with Hong Kong to avoid double taxation, providing a concrete framework for cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes a practical bilateral tax arrangement but is shaped by Hong Kong’s status as a special administrative region of China. The known cooperation is substantive but limited in scope.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China and does not conduct an independent sovereign foreign policy. Hong Kong and Argentina have engaged in bilateral tax cooperation, including an agreement to avoid double taxation. The known arrangement indicates practical government cooperation, though its broader scope and implementation are unclear.
Key developments
Hong Kong and Argentina signed an agreement to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral tax agreement are unclear.
- Details of other direct government cooperation between Hong Kong and Argentina are limited.