### Question
What does Joint Declaration mean?


### Answer
**Joint Declaration** has the following meaning in *22 U.S.C. § 5702*:

> the Joint Declaration of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong, done at Beijing on December 19, 1984

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 5702*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 66-UNITED STATES-HONG KONG POLICY**

