Tuesday, March 26, 2019: “The Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement and separate Investment Agreement signed today still give special rights to foreign investors to bypass national courts and sue governments for millions of dollars in international tribunals if they can argue that a change in law or policy would harm their investment, known as Investor-State
21 May 2017: Negotiations towards a bilateral free trade agreement with Hong Kong have now been officially launched. Submissions are now open. AFTINET’s submission advocates for the existing deal with ISDS to be cancelled and for ISDS to not be included in the new agreement.
26 April 2017: The Australian Government is currently considering a free trade agreement with Hong Kong. At this stage, the Government has put out a press release signalling their intention and is currently inviting public submissions. Read on for our human rights and environmental sustainability concerns.