Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, and it is an attractive export destination for Australia. In 2018-19, Hong Kong was Australia's tenth most important destination for merchandise exports ($8 billion) and seventh-largest services export market ($3 billion). Hong Kong was our fifth largest source of total foreign investment, with a stock of $118.8 billion at the end of 2018. Hong Kong was our eleventh largest destination for total Australian investment, with a stock of $52 billion at the end of 2018.

The Australia-Hong Kong FTA strengthens Australia's relations with one of its most significant trade and investment partners. The A-HKFTA will provide increased certainty for Australian service providers and investors. It will lock in continued access to the Hong Kong Market for Australian exporters of education, financial and professional services, as well as guarantee that Hong Kong will not apply tariffs to Australian goods in the future.