Hong Kong has been endeavouring to sign IPPAs (or Investment Agreements) with foreign economies in order to enhance two-way investment flows and boost our economy. An IPPA is an agreement between governments for the promotion and protection of investments made by investors of one contracting party in the area of the other contracting party.
Hong Kong's IPPAs give additional assurance to overseas investors that their investments in Hong Kong are protected, and enable Hong Kong investors to enjoy similar protection in respect of their investments overseas.
A typical IPPA provides for, among others, the following:
Hitherto, Hong Kong has signed 24 IPPAs with foreign economies. Separately, an Investment Agreement under the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) was signed in 2017 and has been implemented since 1 January 2018.
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) ASEAN comprises -
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17.6.2019 1
The part relating to the Philippines took effect from 12.5.2020 onwards.
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Press release:
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17.1.2020 2
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The previous IPPA signed in 1993 by Hong Kong and Australia was terminated on 17.1.2020.
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Austria
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1.10.1997
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Bahrain
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21.3.2025
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Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union
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18.6.2001
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6.9.2016
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14.7.2019
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Denmark
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4.3.1994
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Finland
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16.3.2014
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France
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30.5.1997
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Germany
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19.2.1998
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Italy
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2.2.1998
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18.6.1997
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30.7.1997
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Kuwait
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14.9.2013
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16.6.2021
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Netherlands
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1.9.1993
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5.8.1995
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Sweden
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26.6.1994
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Switzerland
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22.10.1994
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Thailand
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12.4.2006
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United Arab Emirates
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6.3.2020
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12.4.1999
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Türkiye
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Maldives
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Myanmar
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Bangladesh
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Egypt
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Russia
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Saudi Arabia
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With a mission to attract and retain foreign direct investment, Invest Hong Kong offers free advice and services to support companies from the planning stage right through to their launch and expansion of business.
The BUD Fund provides funding support for individual non-listed Hong Kong enterprises to undertake projects to develop brands, upgrade and restructure their business operations and promote sales in the economies with which Hong Kong has signed IPPAs. For details, please refer to the dedicated webpage of the BUD Fund.
Enquiries, comments and suggestions on IPPAs, including the IPPAs under consultations / negotiations, are welcome. They can be sent to:
Trade and Industry Tower, 3 Concorde Road, Kowloon City, Hong Kong
Tel.: 2398 53543
Fax: 2789 9761
E-mail: enquiry@tid.gov.hk