CEPA

CEPA Supplement X and Hong Kong’s Cultural and Creative Industries

24 January 2014

Supplement X to CEPA comprises many liberalisation measures related to Hong Kong’s cultural and creative industries, which are a very dynamic sector of the local economy. For the audio-visual services sector alone, there are a total of six measures, and one of the highlighted measures is the permission to allow Hong Kong-produced movies to be imported, distributed and screened on the mainland with the original dialect sound track along with standard Chinese subtitles. More

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CEPA Supplement X and emerging growth service sectors in Hong Kong

20 January 2014

Apart from the four pillar industries, Supplement X to CEPA comprises many measures for industries in which Hong Kong enjoys clear advantages, for example, product testing. Hong Kong service suppliers (HKSS) can set up certification bodies, inspection bodies and laboratories on the mainland to receive national treatment in the same way as their mainland counterparts, with the permitted scope of testing services rendered in Guangdong expanded to include items of voluntary product certification. More

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CEPA Supplement X and Hong Kong's Transportation and Tourism Service Sectors

08 January 2014

Supplement X to CEPA comprises many liberalisation measures related to the transportation sector, and many of them are Guangdong’s pilot measures in the maritime transport sector, in keeping with the mainland government’s commitment to support Hong Kong and enhance its status as an international maritime centre, while creating more business opportunities for Hong Kong companies. In addition, Hong Kong’s tourism and exhibition companies gain additional operational flexibility under Supplement X. More

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CEPA Supplement X: new moves towards freer trade with the Chinese mainland

03 January 2014

Supplement X to CEPA takes effect in January 2014, adding another 65 service liberalisation measures, far exceeding the number of measures in each of the past nine Supplements. With Supplement X, the number of service sectors open to Hong Kong service suppliers (HKSS) has reached 50, with the total number of measures accorded to HKSS surpassing 400. The new package, which consists of many Guangdong Province pilot measures, marks a key step towards free trade between the mainland and Hong Kong. More

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CEPA Supplement X and Hong Kong’s professional services sector

31 December 2013

Supplement X to CEPA comprises many professional services liberalisation measures, providing greater business opportunities to Hong Kong’s professional service companies and practitioners on the mainland, all in keeping with the development of Hong Kong as an international service platform. One Supplement X highlight concerns the legal sector and allows mainland lawyers to be seconded as consultants to work at Hong Kong law firms’ mainland representative offices in Guangdong Province. More

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CEPA Supplement X and Hong Kong's financial and distribution services sectors

23 December 2013

Financial liberalisation measures are a highlight of Supplement X to CEPA. They take effect in January 2014, thus giving Hong Kong service suppliers (HKSS) in the securities and fund management businesses better access to the mainland market. Apart from these sector-specific measures, the mainland is committed to enhancing financial cooperation with Hong Kong and actively studying mutual recognition of investment funds, which may potentially open up a much wider market for Hong Kong. More

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