Hong Kong’s Chief Executive in Council has approved six tax agreements with Barbados, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Norway and Rwanda to prevent double taxation and support cross-border trade and investment.
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive in Council approved six Orders on 6 October 2026 to put into effect Comprehensive Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements (CDTAs) with Barbados, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Norway and Rwanda, according to a press release by the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department on 14 October 2026.
The Orders will be published in the government gazette on 16 October 2026.
The agreements protect residents and investors from paying tax twice on the same income when it crosses borders. The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau stated that these treaties allow investors to calculate the actual tax cost of their international business activities more clearly, which strengthens bilateral trade and investment between Hong Kong and each partner country.
The Legislative Council will receive the Orders on 21 October 2026 for negative vetting. The CDTAs become active once both Hong Kong and each partner country finish their own ratification procedures.
Hong Kong now has CDTAs with 60 jurisdictions. The current government signed 15 of these agreements. The six new treaties build on earlier signings: the Maldives (May 2025), Jordan (September 2025), Rwanda (October 2025), Norway (December 2025), the Kyrgyz Republic (March 2026) and Barbados (March 2026).
