Kyiv, September 4 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine and Hong Kong have signed bilateral agreements in the presence of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China Donald Tsang.
The press service of Ukraine’s Presidential Administration reported on Saturday that the sides had signed an agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of Hong Kong on the mutual cancellation of visas, as well as an agreement between the State Customs Service of Ukraine and the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters.
The agreement on the cancellation of visas comes into force in two months, on November 4, 2010, and does not require ratification by the two parliaments.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region currently has a visa-free regime with the European Union.
