Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)

Convention and Exhibition Services

Relevant Mainland Rules and Regulations

Rules and regulations promulgated by the Mainland authorities relating to the implementation of commitments under CEPA : 

• "The Interim Provisions Concerning Establishment of Meeting and Exhibition Company on Foreign Businessman Investment" (Decree of Ministry of Commerce No. 1 - Jan 2004)
  
  
• "Notice on Reiterating the Administration of Economic and Technological Exhibition in the Mainland" (Circular of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation No. 651 - Dec 2001) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Interim Measures on the Administration of Economic and Technological Exhibition in the Mainland" (Circular of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation No. 325 - Oct 1998) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Notice on Strengthening the Administration of Economic and Technological Exhibition in the Mainland" (Circular of the State Council No. 25 - July 1997) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Company Law of the People's Republic of China" (Revised in 2005) (Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No. 42 - Oct 2005)
  
  
• "Administrative Measures on the Approval of the Organization of Economic and Technological Exhibition outside the Mainland" (Circular No. 28 – May 2006) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Notice concerning Amendment to "Administrative Measures on the Approval of the Organization of Economic and Technological Exhibition outside the Mainland" for the implementation of Supplement IV to CEPA bewteen the Mainland and Hong Kong/Macao" (Circular of the CCPIT No. 4 - Jan 2008) (in Chinese only) 
  

Enquiries concerning the application procedures and requirements for the establishment of foreign-invested convention and exhibition enterprises can be directed to :

• The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
  ( Website: http://www.mofcom.gov.cn )
  
  
• Department of Foreign Investment Administration,
  The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
  ( Website: http://wzs.mofcom.gov.cn )
  
  
• Department of Foreign Trade, 
  The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
  ( Website: http://wms.mofcom.gov.cn )
  
  
• China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
  ( Website : http://english.ccpit.org/ ) 
  Telephone Number : 86 10 8807 5000
  Fax Number : 86 10 6801 1370 
  E-mail : webmaster@ccpit.org
  Address : 1 Fuxingmenwai Street, Beijing 
  Postal Code : 100860
  
  
• The Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of Guangdong Province
  ( Website : http://www.gddoftec.gov.cn/en/index.html ) 
  Contact Person :
  Ye Hua, Deputy Director of the Foreign Investment Administration Division
  Telephone Number : 86 20 3881 9910