"India and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of People's Republic of China signed an agreement on transfer of sentenced persons," India's Consulate in Hong Kong said in a statement.
The agreement was signed in Hong Kong by Indian Consul General, Prashant Agrawal and Hong Kong Secretary of Security, Lai Tung Kwok.
It would enable transfer and social rehabilitation of people coming under its purview, it said.
"The agreement would add the existing framework of institutional cooperation mechanism between India and HKSAR to excellent cooperation," Agrawal said in a statement.