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===Names=== When the two regions have their own membership in international organisations (such as the [[World Trade Organization|WTO]] and the [[Paralympics]]), both regions are mandated to use the name "Hong Kong, China" or "Macao, China"{{efn|In practice, Macau sometimes instead uses "Macau, China".<ref>{{cite web |title=Sports Olympic Committee of Macau, China |url=http://www.macauolympic.org/ |website=Macau Olympic Committee |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref>}} instead of "Hong Kong" or "Macau"/"Macao", as stipulated several times under Chapter VII ("External Affairs") of both regions' Basic Laws.<ref>{{cite web |title=编校工作中如何正确把握涉港澳台用语(下) |url=https://pub.bnu.edu.cn/jzyg1/07faf61fce2c41b0a8ac056d283efcd8.html |website=[[Beijing Normal University]] |access-date=6 April 2025 |date=29 December 2023}}</ref> For example, in Trade Policy Review documents between Hong Kong and the WTO, the documents use "Hong Kong, China" throughout even in prose. When a short name is used, it uses the acronym "HKC" and never "Hong Kong" or "HK" standalone.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trade Policy Review Body (23-6814) |url=https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/s450_e.pdf |website=World Trade Organization |access-date=6 April 2025 |date=11 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Trade Policy Review Body (23-6781) |url=https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/g450_e.pdf |website=World Trade Organization |access-date=6 April 2025 |date=11 October 2023}}</ref> Similarly, in Trade Policy Review documents between Macau and the WTO, "Macao, China" is used in prose throughout and the only short name used is the acronym "MSAR".<ref>{{cite web |title=Trade Policy Review Body (20-8007) |url=https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/g402_e.pdf |website=World Trade Organization |access-date=6 April 2025 |date=10 November 2020}}</ref>
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