This paper was produced by the Securities and Futures Commission Research Department and published on its Quarterly Bulletin, Issue No. 65, Autumn 2006.

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As of June 30, 2007
(As released by the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, US Department of State)

2007 FULL REPORT

As of April 1, 2006
(As required by Section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, 22 U.S.C. 5731, as amended)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. SUMMARY
II. BACKGROUND
III. U. S. INTERESTS IN HONG KONG
IV. DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING U.S. INTERESTS IN HONG KONG (4/1/05-3/31/06)
A. Counterterrorism Cooperation
B. Autonomy
C. Political System
D. Civil Liberties
E. Judicial and Legal Developments
F. Bilateral Agreements
G. Suspensions under 201(A), Terminations under Section 202(D), or Determinations under Section 201(B)

V. U.S.-HONG KONG RELATIONS (4/1/05-3/31/06)
A. Economic-Commercial
B. Export Controls
C. Law Enforcement Cooperation, Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance
D. U.S. Military Ship and Aircraft Visits
E. Passport and Visa Regime
F. Cultural, Educational, Scientific, and Academic Exchanges

Entering a New Phase of Greater Accountability and Enforcement
Top-to-Bottom Review

February 2006
United States Trade Representative