TESTING

The Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) signed between Hong Kong and the mainland in 2003, which covers trade in goods, trade in services, investment and economic and technical cooperation, has strengthened the trading relationship and fostered trade and investment between the two places. PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services Limited (PwC) carried out a SWOT analysis of Hong Kong as a key trading centre for GBA. More

Guangdong has recently issued a supplementary notice on testing, inspection and certification services during the Covid-19 prevention and control period (Yue Shi Jian Ren Jian No. 139 [2020]), calling on the market regulation administrations and departments concerned in cities at or above the prefectural level, as well as relevant inspection, testing and certification institutions in the whole province More

Shandong’s diverse industrial sectors have given rise to a highly-segmented logistics industry. Industries in Shandong are seeking to optimise supply chain management with higher value-added logistics services, particularly regarding the province’s well-established food industry and its growing pharmaceuticals sector. Hong Kong companies are well placed to benefit from the emerging opportunities, capitalising on their strengths in value-added services, technology and supply-chain solutions. More