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Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)

Cultural Services

Liberalisation Measures under CEPA

The Agreement on Trade in Services covers and consolidates commitments relating to liberalisation of trade in services provided in CEPA and its Supplements and also the Agreement between the Mainland and Hong Kong on Achieving Basic Liberalisation of Trade in Services in Guangdong.
 
Agreement on Trade in Services
Liberalisation Measures under Cross-border Services (Positive List)
Sectors or sub-sectors
  • 10. Recreational, Cultural and Sporting services
    • A. Entertainment services (other than audiovisual services) (CPC9619)
Specific commitments
      1. To allow performing arts agencies or performing arts groups of Hong Kong to organise commercial performances in the form of cross-border supply in the Guangdong Province and the Shanghai Municipality on a pilot basis upon approval of the relevant authorities of that Province or Municipality. Performing arts agencies and performing arts groups organising performances in the Mainland should seek prior approval of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
      2. The time limit for completion of the examination of contents (including examination conducted by experts) of imported online game products developed by Hong Kong shall be 2 months, subject to provision of full supporting documents.
      3. To allow Hong Kong service suppliers to engage in the sales services of amusement game equipment in the Mainland.
      4. To allow contractual service providers employed by Hong Kong service suppliers, in the mode of movement of natural persons, to provide services under this sector or sub-sector in the Mainland.
Reserved Restrictive Measures under Commercial Presence (Negative List)
Sector 
  • 10. Recreational, Cultural and Sporting Services
Sub-sector
    • A. Entertainment services (other than audiovisual services) (CPC9619)
Obligations concerned:
National Treatment
Reserved Restrictive
Measures:
Commercial Presence
  1. Establishment of Internet culture business units is restricted to equity joint venture or contractual joint venture with the Mainland party holding controlling shareholding or dominant interests.
  2. Establishment of performing arts groups is restricted to equity joint venture or contractual joint venture with the Mainland party holding controlling shareholding or dominant interests.

For details about cultural cooperation under the Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation (Ecotech Agreement), please refer to the Ecotech Agreement.