Relationship dossier
Hong Kong
Sri Lanka
Relationship assessment
Tax agreement provides a framework for Hong Kong–Sri Lanka cooperation
Hong Kong toward Sri Lanka
+15Hong Kong concluded a bilateral agreement with Sri Lanka to avoid double taxation, establishing a framework for tax cooperation.
Sri Lanka toward Hong Kong
+15Sri Lanka concluded a bilateral agreement with Hong Kong to avoid double taxation, establishing a framework for tax cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral tax agreement is a concrete, durable area of cooperation. The scope and intensity of wider government engagement are unclear.
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 Sri Lanka have a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation, providing a concrete framework for tax cooperation. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China, and its external relations operate within that constitutional framework. The scope of wider government cooperation between Hong Kong and Sri Lanka is unclear.
Key developments
Hong Kong and Sri Lanka signed an agreement to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of cooperation beyond the double taxation agreement is unclear.
- The agreement’s practical implementation and effects are unclear.