Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)
Engineering and Integrated Engineering Services
Relevant Mainland Rules and Regulations
Rules and regulations promulgated by the Mainland authorities relating to the implementation of commitments under CEPA :
Structural Engineering
- "Notice of the General Office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on Issues Concerning the Registration and Practice of Hong Kong and Macao Professionals, who have Obtained Mainland's Certified Survey and Design Engineers Qualification and Mainland's Supervision Engineer Qualification" (Circular of the General Office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development No. 19 - Apr 2020) (in Chinese only)
- Hong Kong professionals with the Mainland's qualification of Class 1 Registered Structural Engineers can register and practice in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian Provinces. They are also recognised as registered practitioners for the purpose of declaration of engineering design enterprise qualifications in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian Provinces, in accordance with the relevant Mainland regulations. For details, please refer to:
- "Guide of Administrative Measures for Hong Kong and Macao Service Suppliers to Declare Architectural Engineering Design Associates as Class A Qualification" (in Chinese only)
- "Notice of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on Issues Related to Promoting the Development of Construction and Engineering Design Offices" (Circular of the Ministry of Construction No. 261 - Nov 2016) (in Chinese only)
Guangdong Province:
- "Administrative Measures on the Registration and Practice in Guangdong Province for Hong Kong Residents, who have Obtained Mainland's Class 1 Registered Structural Engineer Qualification by Mutual Recognition" (Circular of the Guangdong Province Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Department No. 90 - Dec 2010) (in Chinese only)
- "Provisional Administrative Measures on the Qualification of Construction and Engineering Design Enterprises in Guangdong Province Employing Hong Kong Professionals" (Circular of the Guangdong Province Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Department No. 39 - Mar 2012) (in Chinese only)
Guangxi Province:
Fujian Province:
- "Notice on the Registration and Practice in Fujian Province of Hong Kong Professionals who have Obtained Registered Architects and Registered Land Surveying and Design Engineers in the Mainland" (Circular of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of Fujian No.21 - Dec 2014 ) (in Chinese only)
- "Provisional Administrative Measures on the Qualification of Construction and Engineering Design Enterprises in Fujian Province Employing Hong Kong Professionals" (Circular of Housing and Rural-Urban Development of Fujian No.5 - Apr 2017) (in Chinese only)
Supervision Engineering
- "Notice of the General Office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on Issues Concerning the Registration and Practice of Hong Kong and Macao Professionals, who have Obtained Mainland's Certified Survey and Design Engineers Qualification and Mainland's Supervision Engineer Qualification" (Circular of the General Office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development No. 19 - Apr 2020) (in Chinese only)
- For details about Hong Kong professionals with the Mainland's qualification of Supervision Engineers registering for practice in relevant Mainland provinces, please refer to:
Guangdong Province:
Guangxi Province:
Fujian Province:
For other details, please refer to :
- "Circular on Deepening the Reform of 'Separating Operating Permits and Business Licenses' to Further Boost the Vitality of Market Entities for Development" (May 2021) (in Chinese only)
- "Notice of the General Office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development on Ensuring Smooth Transition for the Reform of 'Separating Operating Permits and Business Licenses' in the Construction Industry" (Jun 2021) (in Chinese only)
- "Notice of the General Office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development on the Cancellation of the Examination of the Quality of Construction Engineering Cost Consulting Enterprises and Strengthening Interim and Ex-post Supervision" (Jun 2021) (in Chinese only)
- "Notice of the Ministry of Emergency Management Regarding the Full Implementation of the Management of Informed Commitment System for Fire Safety Inspection of Public Gathering Place before Commencement under the Revised 'Fire Protection Law of the People's Republic of China'" (Jul 2021) (in Chinese only)
Enquiries concerning the application procedures and requirements for the establishment of foreign-invested construction engineering cost consulting enterprises can be directed to :
- The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China
( Website: http://www.mohurd.gov.cn ) - The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
( Website: http://www.mofcom.gov.cn ) - Guangdong Construction Information
( Website: http://www.gdcic.net/ ) - Guangdong Construction Practice Qualification Registration Center
( Website: http://gdzczx.gdcic.net ) - Guangxi Construction Network
( Website: http://www.gxcic.net/default.aspx ) - Housing and Urban-Rural Development of Fujian
( Website: http://zjt.fujian.gov.cn/ )