Relationship dossier
Hong Kong
Norway
Relationship assessment
Economic cooperation persists alongside Norway’s suspension of extradition arrangements
Hong Kong toward Norway
+15Hong Kong has participated in bilateral economic arrangements with Norway, including a tax agreement. Hong Kong's external economic relations operate within the foreign-affairs framework of the People's Republic of China.
Norway toward Hong Kong
+5Norway has maintained economic arrangements with Hong Kong, including a bilateral tax agreement, but suspended its extradition agreement with Hong Kong in 2020 after the national security law was imposed.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship combines concrete economic cooperation with a significant legal and political setback: Norway suspended extradition arrangements in 2020, while bilateral tax cooperation remains a feature of the relationship. Hong Kong's status as a Chinese special administrative region shapes the scope of its external relations.
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 Norway have practical economic ties, including a bilateral tax agreement. Norway suspended its extradition agreement with Hong Kong in 2020 following the imposition of Hong Kong's national security law. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China and does not conduct an independent general foreign policy; its external economic arrangements operate within that constitutional framework.
Areas of tension
- Norway's 2020 suspension of its extradition agreement with Hong Kong following the imposition of Hong Kong's national security law.
Key developments
Hong Kong and Norway concluded a bilateral tax agreement.
Norway suspended its extradition agreement with Hong Kong following the imposition of Hong Kong's national security law.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and current implementation of bilateral economic arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of direct Hong Kong government cooperation with Norway beyond economic matters is unclear.