Hong Kong
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11-Sep-2019 SBS News
Hong Kong Australia free-trade deal pushes on despite political unrest
Australia’s Consul-General to Hong Kong says three months of protests haven’t derailed a free trade agreement, due to be signed by the end of the year.Australia’s Consul-General to Hong Kong says three months of protests haven’t derailed a free trade agreement, due to be signed by the end of the year.
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9-Sep-2019 The Age
HK unrest shouldn’t halt free trade agreement: Foreign Minister
Australian Foreign Minister has urged the Hong Kong government to show a "commitment to negotiation" to end months of protests, as she welcomed its decision to withdraw an extradition bill that mobilised millions of opponents.
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6-Sep-2019 AFTINET
AFTINET joins Unions to rally against ratification of Hong Kong agreement
AFTINET has joined with the ACTU, APHEDA and other Union and community groups to stand in solidarity with workers and pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
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28-Aug-2019 The Guardian
Australia should delay free trade deal with Hong Kong, ACTU says
Canberra must tread cautiously amid the political instability, the peak union body tells a parliamentary committee.
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12-Jun-2019 Global Trade Review
Asean-Hong Kong FTA enters force to begin intra-regional tariff removals
Five members of the ASEAN have implemented a FTA with Hong Kong to remove tariffs, improve access for intra-regional service providers and eliminate pervasive non-tariff barriers to trade.
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20-May-2019 Vietnam+
L’accord d’investissement et l’ALE Hong Kong - ASEAN bientôt en vigueur
En vertu de l’accord d’investissement (AI) conclu entre Hong Kong et l’ASEAN (Association des nations d’Asie du Sud-Est), les clauses relatives à Hong Kong et à cinq pays membres de cette association entreront en vigueur le 17 juin.
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9-May-2019 Xinhua Net
FTA between China’s Hong Kong, 3 ASEAN nations to take effect in June
As part of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Hong Kong andASEAN, tariff reduction and services market access between Hong Kong and three ASEAN members will come into force in June
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31-Mar-2019
Australia - Hong Kong investment agreement
As released by the Australian Government
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27-Mar-2019 AFTINET
Hong Kong FTA would still allow foreign investors to sue our government, says AFTINET
The Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement and separate Investment Agreement signed still give special rights to foreign investors to bypass national courts and sue governments for millions of dollars in international tribunals
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26-Mar-2019 Mercury
Australia-Hong Kong free-trade deal signed
Australia will now be easier to compete in the Asian city because a new free-trade deal with Hong Kong.
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22-Mar-2019 AFTINET
Media release: Philip Morris paying only half of Australia’s costs in ISDS case is outrageous, says AFTINET
It has taken a second FOI case and another two years to reveal that Australian taxpayers were only awarded half of the costs of defending Australia’s tobacco plain packaging laws against tobacco giant Philip Morris in March 2017.
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4-Mar-2019 Khmer Times
Myanmar parliament approves Asean-Hong Kong investment agreement
Myanmar’s Union Parliament approved an agreement on investment between the ASEAN and China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR).
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14-Feb-2019 SGGP Online
ASEAN – Hong Kong FTA likely to come into force in 2019
The ASEAN – Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is now in its final stage and is hoped to take effect within 2019.
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13-Feb-2019 Vietnam +
Prevén ASEAN y Hong Kong poner en vigencia este año TLC bilateral
La ASEAN y Hong Kong aspiran que el TLC bilateral entre en vigor a mediados de este año, reveló hoy el director general de la Oficina Comercial y Económica de la región administrativa especial china en Indonesia, Law Kin-wai.
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19-Dec-2018 Harbour Times
Made in Hong Kong, tariff-free to China
Hong Kong signed an agreement with China to allow goods of Hong Kong origin to enter the China without tariffs, made as part of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) initiative.
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15-Nov-2018 Xinhua
China’s Hong Kong, Australia conclude FTA negotiations
China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and Australia have concluded the negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) and an investment agreement.
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20-Aug-2018 Vietnam+
L’Australie conclura cette année des ALE avec l’Indonésie et Hong Kong
Le gouvernement australien prévoit de conclure des accords de libre-échange avec l’Indonésie et Hong Kong fin 2018, a annoncé son ministre du Commerce.
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9-Jul-2018 South China Morning Post
Belt and Road and Hong Kong free trade deals offer wider opportunities for local business
As Hong Kong is expected to actively participate in the Belt and Road Initiative, these trade deals are going to play an even more important role.
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28-Jun-2018 China Daily
Hong Kong and Georgia sign FTA deal
The FTA is comprehensive in scope, encompassing trade in goods, trade in services, investment, dispute settlement mechanism and other related areas.
