22 USC § 5722 - Presidential order

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s5722"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 5722 - Presidential order"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "5722"
section_name: "Presidential order"
chapter_number: 66
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-HONG KONG POLICY"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "STATUS OF HONG KONG IN UNITED STATES LAW"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 102–383, title II, § 202, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1453.)"
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# § 5722. Presidential order

**(a)** **Presidential determination** July 1, 1997section 5721(a) of this title

On or after , whenever the President determines that Hong Kong is not sufficiently autonomous to justify treatment under a particular law of the United States, or any provision thereof, different from that accorded the People’s Republic of China, the President may issue an Executive order suspending the application of  to such law or provision of law.

**(b)** **Factor for consideration** In making a determination under subsection (a) with respect to the application of a law of the United States, or any provision thereof, to Hong Kong, the President should consider the terms, obligations, and expectations expressed in the Joint Declaration with respect to Hong Kong.

**(c)** **Publication in Federal Register** Any Executive order issued under subsection (a) shall be published in the Federal Register and shall specify the law or provision of law affected by the order.

**(d)** **Termination of suspension** An Executive order issued under subsection (a) may be terminated by the President with respect to a particular law or provision of law whenever the President determines that Hong Kong has regained sufficient autonomy to justify different treatment under the law or provision of law in question. Notice of any such termination shall be published in the Federal Register.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 102–383, title II, § 202, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1453.)