UAE-HK Agreements in Place
Air Services Agreement signed on 29 April 1998.
Convention on the avoidance of double taxation signed by initials in July 2010, and formally signed in Abu Dhabi in mid-December 2014 during the visit of His Excellency the Minister of Finance of Hong Kong to the UAE.
Three Fintech agreements between Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Insurance Authority, and Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) signed in August and September 2017.
Two Fintech agreements between Financial Services Regulatory Authority of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, HKMA and SFC in June 2018.
Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (IPPA) signed in Dubai on June 16th, 2019.
Blockchain-based Multiple Central Bank Digital Currency Bridge (m-CBDC) agreement signed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the central banks of the UAE, Thailand and China in February 2021.
Salient UAE-HK MOUs in Place
Memorandum of Understanding (Air Services) signed on 10 October 2001.
Memorandum of Understanding (Bourse) signed between Abu Dhabi Securities Market and HK Stock Exchange on 28 March 2007.
Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) signed an MOU with Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) of the UAE in 2015 (renewed in 2018).
Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC) signed an MOU with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) in April 2019 to exchange knowledge and best practices in Islamic economy.
MOU on establishing Hong Kong’s Economic and Trade Office (HK ETO) in Dubai: MOU signed in June 2020. Opening Ceremony of HKETO-Dubai took place on 28 October 2021.
Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry MOU on exchanging information on trade and investment, organizing seminars, assisting trade and investment missions (February 2023).
Federation of Hong Kong Industries and Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry MOU on exchange and cooperation in economy, business, trade, human resource management and development, and sustainable growth (February 2023).
Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Invest in Sharjah MOU on exchanging information on trade and investment, organizing seminars, assisting trade and investment missions (February 2023).
Hong Kong Science and Technology Park and Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park MOU on personal and technical support in green tech, transportation, AI, fintech, collaborative projects in innovation and technology (February 2023).
Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Dubai Chamber MOU on organizing seminars, assistance to trade and investment missions, providing information on opportunities, and HKTDC to support inception of Dubai Chamber’s International Offices (February 2023).
Cyberport of Hong Kong and Dubai Future Foundation MOU (February 2023).
MOU between Ho and Partners Architects and Negawatt and The Catalyst, Masdar City (February 2023).
MOU between the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Dubai Chambers to enhance collaboration opportunities in the fields of investment and technology (May 2023).
MOU between Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism and Hong Kong’s Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau to establish an economic corridor for promoting cross border trading, family offices, fintech and green finance (September 2023).
MOU between Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism and Standard Chartered to promote business growth, capital market activities, family offices, asset management, green finance, and new techno-based service providers (September 2023).
MOU between ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority (“FSRA”) and Hong Kong Monetary Authority (’HKMA”) signed on 30 October 2023, on establishment of a Digital Trade Corridor (“DTC”) between UAE and Hong Kong / Greater Bay Area, to facilitate cross border trade via integration of SME platforms.
