Relationship dossier
Hong Kong
Israel
Relationship assessment
Hong Kong and Israel maintain economic cooperation through trade and taxation agreements.
Hong Kong toward Israel
+30Hong Kong's government entered into a free trade agreement and a double taxation agreement with Israel, supporting bilateral trade and economic relations. Hong Kong conducts external economic relations within the constitutional framework of the People's Republic of China.
Israel toward Hong Kong
+30Israel entered into a free trade agreement and a double taxation agreement with Hong Kong, establishing frameworks for bilateral trade and taxation matters.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a substantive economic foundation in the free trade and double taxation agreements. These arrangements support cooperation, while Hong Kong's status as a Chinese special administrative region means its external economic relations do not constitute an independent foreign policy.
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, a special administrative region of China, has autonomy in external economic relations but does not conduct an independent foreign policy. Hong Kong and Israel have established substantive economic arrangements, including a free trade agreement and a double taxation agreement. These support a cooperative economic relationship, though its scope beyond those arrangements is less clear.
Key developments
Hong Kong and Israel signed a free trade agreement.
Hong Kong and Israel concluded a double taxation agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and practical effects of the free trade agreement are unclear.
- The scope of government cooperation beyond trade and taxation is unclear.