Readers of the Arrangement on the Establishment of a Closer Partnership Between the Mainland and Hong Kong, Macao

Author: Legal Publishing House Regulations Center
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: On June 29, 2003, the "Arrangement on Establishing a Closer Partnership on Economic and Trade Relations Between the Mainland and Hong Kong" was signed, and on October 17 of the same year, the "Arrangement on Establishing a Closer Partnership on Economic and Trade Relations Between the Mainland and Macao" was signed. On January 1, 2004, the two Arrangements officially came into effect. The signing and implementation of the two Arrangements marked a new phase in the economic and trade relations between the Mainland and the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions. The Arrangements and their annexes primarily cover three aspects:
1. Goods Trade;
2. Services Trade, which includes relaxing market access in 17 industries, involving management consulting, exhibitions and conferences, advertising, accounting, construction and real estate, medical and dental services, commodity distribution, logistics, freight forwarding, warehousing, transportation, tourism, audiovisual services, legal services, banking, securities, and insurance;
3. Trade and Investment Facilitation, where both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in nine areas, including customs facilitation, commodity inspection and quarantine, quality standards, food safety, cooperation for small and medium-sized enterprises, cooperation in the traditional Chinese medicine industry, e-commerce, trade and investment promotion, and legal and regulatory transparency.
To adapt to this new situation and promote the rapid development of the Mainland economy, relevant departments involved in the content of the Arrangements have formulated a large number of related regulations and supplementary provisions for existing regulations regarding the application of the Arrangements in their respective fields.
To meet the needs of business professionals both domestically and internationally working in economic, trade, service, and investment fields for work and study, we have compiled and published this regulatory application reader. It is divided into two parts,ing the two Arrangements (including annexes) and over 100 relevant laws, regulations, and rules related to the Arrangements, covering most of the new regulatory documents involved in the aforementioned Arrangements. Whether as a reference tool for economic and trade investment or as a learning reader for civil servants in government-related work departments, this book provides an appropriate choice for readers.