Sec. 12. Secretary of State certification report regarding the status of Hong Kong
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Section 205 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 ( 22 U.S.C. 5725 ) is amended to read as follows: The Secretary of State, not later than one year after the effective date of section 12 of the Hong Kong Policy Act of 2024 and annually thereafter, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of such other Federal agencies as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that addresses the status of— sanctions and export control violations within the Hong Kong SAR; official and unofficial United States-Hong Kong cultural, education, scientific, and academic exchanges; human rights in Hong Kong, including freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, including the internet, and other rights enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, done at Paris December 10, 1948, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, done at New York December 19, 1966; judicial and prosecutorial independence; police and security functions, including the role of security agencies from mainland China and the extent of coordination between the Hong Kong Police and security agencies from mainland China; the implementation of the National Security Law and Article 23 of the Basic Law, and any other laws or regulations regarding treason, secession, sedition, collusion with foreign forces , theft of state secrets, or subversion against the People’s Republic of China; laws or regulations regarding foreign non-governmental, civil society, or media organizations;
Hong Kong’s participation in multilateral forums and bodies; and specific actions taken by the United States Government within the reporting year in relation to— the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong government’s human rights abuses in Hong Kong and transnational repression against Hong Kongers globally; support and advocacy on behalf of political prisoners in Hong Kong; humanitarian and other support, including immigration pathways, for Hong Kongers fleeing repression in Hong Kong or otherwise emigrating from Hong Kong; sanctions and export control violations within the Hong Kong SAR; and any failure to fulfill obligations to the United States under international agreements identified in this report.
If the Secretary of State determines that Hong Kong has regained sufficient autonomy to warrant consideration for treatment under United States law distinct from that applied to mainland China, then the report required by paragraph
(1)shall include— a detailed justification for such determination; and a recommendation to Congress to reconsider the treatment of Hong Kong under United States law, including a recommendation regarding reinstatement of some or all of the differential treatment or status that had been afforded to Hong Kong under this Act (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Hong Kong Policy Act of 2024 ). .
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Secretary of State certification report regarding the status of Hong Kong
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