Cap. 290 sub. leg. C

Intercountry Adoption (Contracting States) Order(Cap. 290, section 20D)(Enacting provision omitted—E.R. 2 of 2012) [25 January 2006](Format changes—E.R. 2 of 2012) 1. (Omitted as spent—E.R. 2 of 2012) 2. Contracting States (1) It is hereby declared that—(a) a State specified in column 1 of Part 1 of the Schedule is a Contracting State; and(b) a State specified in column 1 of Part 2 of the Schedule is a Contracting State in respect of the corresponding territorial unit or units specified in column 2 of Part 2 of the Schedule.(2) The date of the coming into effect of the Convention (as defined in section 20A(1) of the Ordinance) between Hong Kong and a State specified in column 1 of the Schedule is the date set out opposite to that State in column 2 of Part 1 or column 3 of Part 2 (as the case may be) of the Schedule. (L.N. 5 of 2008) Schedule [s. 2]List of Contracting States Part 1 Column 1 Column 2 Contracting States Date of coming into effect of the Convention Albania, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Andorra, The Principality of 25 January 2006 Angola, The Republic of 1 July 2024 Armenia, The Republic of 1 June 2007 Austria, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Azerbaijani Republic, The 25 January 2006 Belarus, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Belgium, The Kingdom of 25 January 2006 Belize 1 April 2006 Benin, The Republic of 1 October 2018 Bolivia, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Botswana, The Republic of 1 March 2023 Brazil, The Federative Republic of 25 January 2006 Bulgaria, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Burkina Faso, The 25 January 2006 Burundi, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Cambodia, The Kingdom of 1 August 2007 Cape Verde, The Republic of 1 January 2010 Chile, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Colombia, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Congo, The Republic of the 1 April 2020 Costa Rica, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Côte d’Ivoire, The Republic of 1 October 2015 Croatia, The Republic of 1 April 2014 Cuba, The Republic of 1 June 2007 Cyprus, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Czech Republic, The 25 January 2006 Denmark, The Kingdom of 25 January 2006 Dominican Republic, The 1 March 2007 Ecuador, The Republic of 25 January 2006 El Salvador, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Estonia, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Fiji, The Republic of 1 August 2012 Finland, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Georgia 25 January 2006 Germany, The Federal Republic of 25 January 2006 Ghana, The Republic of 1 January 2017 Guatemala, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Guinea, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Guyana, The Co-operative Republic of 1 June 2019 Haiti, The Republic of 1 April 2014 Hellenic Republic, The 1 January 2010 Honduras, The Republic of 1 July 2019 Hungary, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Iceland, The Republic of 25 January 2006 India, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Ireland 1 November 2010 Israel, The State of 25 January 2006 Italy, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Kazakhstan, The Republic of 1 November 2010 Kenya, The Republic of 1 June 2007 Korea, Republic of 1 October 2025 Kyrgyz Republic, The 1 November 2016 Latvia, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Lesotho, The Kingdom of 1 December 2012 Liechtenstein, The Principality of 1 May 2009 Lithuania, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Luxembourg, The Grand Duchy of 25 January 2006 Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Republic of 1 April 2009 Madagascar, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Mali, The Republic of 1 September 2006 Malta, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Mauritius, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Mexico, The United States of 25 January 2006 Moldova, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Monaco, The Principality of 25 January 2006 Mongolia 25 January 2006 Montenegro 1 July 2012 Namibia, The Republic of 1 January 2016 New Zealand 25 January 2006 Niger, The Republic of 1 September 2021 Norway, The Kingdom of 25 January 2006 Panama, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Paraguay, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Peru, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Philippines, The Republic of the 25 January 2006 Poland, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Portuguese Republic, The 25 January 2006 Romania 25 January 2006 Rwanda, The Republic of 1 July 2012 Saint Kitts and Nevis, The Federation of 1 February 2021 San Marino, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Senegal, The Republic of 1 December 2011 Serbia, The Republic of 1 April 2014 Seychelles, The Republic of 1 October 2008 Slovak Republic, The 25 January 2006 Slovenia, The Republic of 25 January 2006 South Africa, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Spain, The Kingdom of 25 January 2006 Sri Lanka, The Democratic Socialist Republic of 25 January 2006 Swaziland, The Kingdom of 1 July 2013 Sweden, The Kingdom of 25 January 2006 Swiss Confederation, The 25 January 2006 Thailand, The Kingdom of 25 January 2006 Togolese Republic, The 1 February 2010 Turkey, The Republic of 25 January 2006 United States of America, The 1 April 2008 Uruguay, The Oriental Republic of 25 January 2006 Venezuela, The Republic of 25 January 2006 Viet Nam, The Socialist Republic of 1 February 2012 Zambia, The Republic of 1 October 2015 (L.N. 153 of 2014; L.N. 90 of 2020; L.N. 43 of 2026) Part 2 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Contracting States Territorial unit or units in respect of which a declaration has been made under Article 45 of the Convention Date of coming into effect of the Convention Australia, The Commonwealth of All the territorial units of Australia 25 January 2006 Canada Alberta 25 January 2006 British Columbia 25 January 2006 Manitoba 25 January 2006 New Brunswick 25 January 2006 Newfoundland and Labrador 25 January 2006 Northwest Territories 25 January 2006 Nova Scotia 25 January 2006 Nunavut 25 January 2006 Ontario 25 January 2006 Prince Edward Island 25 January 2006 Quebec 1 February 2006 Saskatchewan 25 January 2006 Yukon Territory 25 January 2006 French Republic, The The whole of the territory of the French Republic, with the exception of its overseas territories 25 January 2006 Netherlands, The Kingdom of the The European part of the Netherlands 25 January 2006 Bonaire 1 February 2011 Saba 1 February 2011 Sint Eustatius 1 February 2011 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, The England 25 January 2006 Isle of Man 25 January 2006 Northern Ireland 25 January 2006 Scotland 25 January 2006 Wales 25 January 2006 (L.N. 153 of 2014; E.R. 3 of 2022)(Schedule replaced L.N. 80 of 2012)