diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 15ce33780..434a107f3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- Prefer "SAR" over "SAR China" in Chinese-language names for regions `HK` and `MO`. [#79](https://github.com/Shopify/worldwide/pull/79).
 - Add Worldwide::Field.valid_key? method. [#80](https://github.com/Shopify/worldwide/pull/80)
 
 ---
diff --git a/data/cldr/locales/zh/territories.yml b/data/cldr/locales/zh/territories.yml
index 1124ef978..9590b5941 100644
--- a/data/cldr/locales/zh/territories.yml
+++ b/data/cldr/locales/zh/territories.yml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ zh:
     GU: 关岛
     GW: 几内亚比绍
     GY: 圭亚那
-    HK: 中国香港特别行政区
+    HK: 香港特别行政区
     HM: 赫德岛和麦克唐纳群岛
     HN: 洪都拉斯
     HR: 克罗地亚
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ zh:
     ML: 马里
     MM: 缅甸
     MN: 蒙古
-    MO: 中国澳门特别行政区
+    MO: 澳门特别行政区
     MP: 北马里亚纳群岛
     MQ: 马提尼克
     MR: 毛里塔尼亚
diff --git a/rake/cldr/patch.rb b/rake/cldr/patch.rb
index a10f94d12..a3c678ac6 100644
--- a/rake/cldr/patch.rb
+++ b/rake/cldr/patch.rb
@@ -555,6 +555,12 @@ def perform
             [:CI, "Côte d’Ivoire", "आयव्हरी कोस्ट"],
           ])
 
+          # Prefer the phrasing "Hong Kong SAR" and "Macau SAR"
+          patch_territories(:zh, [
+            [:HK, "中国香港特别行政区", "香港特别行政区"],
+            [:MO, "中国澳门特别行政区", "澳门特别行政区"],
+          ])
+
           # Should use capitalized letters for territories in UI list context, by default.
           # https://github.com/Shopify/shopify-i18n/issues/1551
           patch_file(:root, "context_transforms.yml", [:context_transforms, :territory, :ui_list_or_menu], nil, "titlecase_first_word", allow_file_creation: true)
diff --git a/test/worldwide/address_formatting_test.rb b/test/worldwide/address_formatting_test.rb
index f859d5ec9..0403fb8cb 100644
--- a/test/worldwide/address_formatting_test.rb
+++ b/test/worldwide/address_formatting_test.rb
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ class AddressFormattingTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
         zip: "999077", # this code is assigned by China Post for all of HK; it's not recognized by HK Post
       }
 
-      expected = "中国香港特别行政区九龙马里兰法院"
+      expected = "香港特别行政区九龙马里兰法院"
       I18n.with_locale(:"zh-CN") do
         actual = Worldwide.address(**address).single_line