Thus Hong Kong has been a member since 1995 (as "Hong Kong, China" since 1997) predating the People's Republic of China, which joined in 2001 after 15 years of negotiations.
Así, Hong Kong é membro dende 1995 (dende 1997 como "Hong Kong, China"), antes da China, que se uniu en 2001 tras 15 anos de negociacións.