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Hong Kong secures expanded equal treatment and investment guarantees across Asean

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Hong Kong authorities signed a protocol with ASEAN in Manila, expanding equal treatment and investment guarantees for Hong Kong firms in all ten ASEAN member countries. This move aims to provide legal certainty and enhance investment opportunities for businesses operating in both regions. The signing took place during the meeting of ASEAN economic ministers, solidifying the commitment to non-discriminatory treatment and furthering mutual trade interests between Hong Kong and ASEAN nations.

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On Sunday, Hong Kong signed a protocol amending an investment agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Manila, where Asean economic ministers were meeting. The protocol was signed by Bernard Chan Pak-li, Undersecretary for Commerce and Economic Development of Hong Kong, alongside Philippine Trade Secretary Cristina Roque and Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Suphajee Suthumpun. This agreement ensures that Hong Kong firms will receive expanded non-discriminatory treatment and investment guarantees in all 10 Asean states. Hong Kong authorities claim the protocol will enhance legal certainty, improve the investment environment, and increase investment flows.

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Hong Kong secures expanded equal treatment and investment guarantees across Asean Hong Kong authorities say signing of the protocol will bring legal certainty, enhance the investment environment and boost investment flows Hong Kong firms will benefit from expanded non-discriminatory treatment and investment guarantees in 10 Asean states after a protocol amending an investment agreement with the bloc was signed on Sunday.

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🔮 Hong Kong secures expanded equal treatment and investment guarantees across Asean Hong Kong authorities say signing of the protocol will bring legal certainty, enhance the investment environment and boost investment flows Hong Kong firms will benefit from expanded non-discriminatory treatment and investment guarantees in 10 Asean states after a protocol amending an investment agreement with the bloc was signed on Sunday.

2026-09-20 · South China Morning Post

Hong Kong secures expanded equal treatment and investment guarantees across Asean · assertive framing

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protocol → secure → Sunday

The protocol was signed in Manila – where Asean economic ministers are meeting – ahead of dedicated trade consultations between Hong Kong and the bloc. asserted

ministers → sign → Kong

Undersecretary for Commerce and Economic Development Bernard Chan Pak-li signed the protocol for Hong Kong, alongside Philippine Trade Secretary Cristina Roque and Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Suphajee Suthumpun. asserted

li → sign → Commerce

The protocol enables local enterprises to enjoy treatment no less favourable than that accorded to domestic or foreign enterprises in the 10 Asean states. asserted

protocol → enable → states