Relationship dossier
Hong Kong
Kazakhstan
Relationship assessment
Hong Kong and Kazakhstan cooperate through a bilateral tax agreement; broader ties are unclear.
Hong Kong toward Kazakhstan
+20Hong Kong concluded a bilateral tax agreement with Kazakhstan to prevent double taxation and address tax evasion.
Kazakhstan toward Hong Kong
+20Kazakhstan concluded a bilateral tax agreement with Hong Kong to prevent double taxation and address tax evasion.
Overall relationship
+20The bilateral tax agreement provides a concrete framework for cooperation, but the extent and durability of cooperation in other areas are unclear. Hong Kong's status as a special administrative region also means it does not conduct 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 and Kazakhstan have a bilateral tax agreement to prevent double taxation and address tax evasion. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China and does not conduct an independent foreign policy, though it can conclude certain agreements in areas such as taxation. The available bilateral evidence points to practical cooperation, but its breadth is unclear.
Key developments
Hong Kong and Kazakhstan concluded a bilateral agreement to prevent double taxation and address tax evasion.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral tax agreement are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation beyond taxation is unclear.