Hong Kong Act 1985

The Hong Kong Act 1985 (c. 15) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made provision for the ratification of the Sino-British Joint Declaration that was signed on 19 December 1984 in Beijing that agreed to end British sovereignty and jurisdiction over the then British dependent territory of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China after 1 July 1997. It was given royal assent on 4 April 1985.[1]

See also: Handover of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Act 1985
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to make provision for and in connection with the ending of British sovereignty and jurisdiction over Hong Kong.
Citation1985 c. 15
Introduced bySir Geoffrey Howe, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Hong Kong
Dates
Royal assent4 April 1985
Status: Spent
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Act became spent following the transfer of sovereignty on 1 July 1997.

In 2020 The UK Government offered Hong Kong residents who were born before 31 December 1997 a potential route to UK citizenship by using legislation from this Act following the passing of the following the passing of the controversial Hong Kong national security law.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. "Hong Kong Act 1985". legislation.gov.uk. 4 April 1985. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. "UK makes citizenship offer to some Hong Kong residents". Latitude Law. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "China warns UK not to offer citizenship to Hong Kong residents". BBC News. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.


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