Relationship dossier
Hong Kong
Mexico
Relationship assessment
Hong Kong and Mexico maintain a narrow cooperative relationship centered on a bilateral tax agreement.
Hong Kong toward Mexico
+15Hong Kong entered into a tax agreement with Mexico addressing double taxation and tax information. Hong Kong can conclude certain international arrangements in its own name as a special administrative region of China.
Mexico toward Hong Kong
+15Mexico entered into a tax agreement with Hong Kong addressing double taxation and tax information. The agreement provides a concrete framework for bilateral tax cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral relationship includes a concrete tax-cooperation framework, but its known scope is narrow. Hong Kong's status as a special administrative region means its capacity for external arrangements is distinct from an independent state's 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 Mexico have a bilateral tax agreement that provides a concrete framework for cooperation on double taxation and tax information. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China, with authority to enter certain international arrangements in its own name; it does not conduct an independent foreign policy. The relationship reflected in the known bilateral arrangement is cooperative but narrow.
Key developments
Hong Kong and Mexico signed a bilateral agreement addressing double taxation and tax information.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of implementation and practical use of the tax agreement is unclear.
- Details of other direct Hong Kong–Mexico government cooperation are limited.