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Relationship dossier

Hong Kong Thailand

Relationship assessment

Hong Kong–Thailand ties include a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation.

Hong Kong toward Thailand

+20

The Hong Kong SAR government entered into a comprehensive agreement with Thailand to avoid double taxation, signed in 2015 and effective from 2016.

Thailand toward Hong Kong

+20

The Thai government entered into a comprehensive agreement with Hong Kong to avoid double taxation, signed in 2015 and effective from 2016.

Overall relationship

+20

The bilateral relationship includes a concrete tax agreement that supports cross-border fiscal cooperation. Hong Kong's status as a special administrative region means its external engagement is not an independent foreign policy; the known bilateral cooperation is substantive but narrow.

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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China and does not conduct an independent foreign policy. Hong Kong and Thailand have engaged in bilateral tax cooperation through a comprehensive agreement to avoid double taxation, signed in 2015 and effective from 2016. This supports a concrete but relatively narrow assessment of government relations.

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