Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)

Job Intermediary Services

Relevant Mainland Rules and Regulations

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

• "Interim Provisions Concerning the Administration of Chinese-Foreign Joint Job Intermediaries (Revised)" (Decree of the Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce No. 5 - May 2005) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Supplementary Provisions on the Interim Provisions Concerning the Administration of Chinese-Foreign Joint Job Intermediaries" (Decree of the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce No. 8 - Nov 2007) (in Chinese only) 
  
  
• "Administrative Measures on Job Market" (Decree of the Ministry of Personnel No. 4 - Mar 2005) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Measures on the Approval of Forum for National Exchanges of Talents" (Circular of the Ministry of Personnel No. 97 - Nov 2005) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Notice on the Control of Talent Recruitment Forum and the Improvement of Talent Recruitment Services" (Circular of the Ministry of Personnel No. 94 - Jun 2007) (in Chinese only) 
  
  
• "Administrative Measures on the Qualifications of Foreign Labour Service Co-operation" (Decree of the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce No. 3 - Jul 2004) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Supplementary Provisions of the Administrative Measures on the Qualifications of Foreign Labour Service Co-operation" (Decree of the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce No. 14 - Aug 2005) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Administrative Measures on the Qualifications to Conduct Dispatch of Seafarers type of Foreign Labour Service Co-operation" (Decree of the Ministry of Commerce No. 15 - Nov 2005) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Supplementary Provisions of the Administrative Measures on the Qualifications to Conduct Dispatch of Seafarers type of Foreign Labour Service Co-operation" (Decree of the Ministry of Commerce No. 1 - Jan 2010) (in Chinese only)  
  
  
• "Guide on the Establishment of Wholly Owned Job Intermediaries in Guangdong Province by Hong Kong Service Suppliers" (Department of Personnel of Guangdong Province - Dec 2008) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Administrative Measures on Job Market in Guangdong Province" (Notice of the 9th People's Congress Standing Committee of Guangdong Province No. 151 - Dec 2002) (in Chinese only) 
  

Enquiries concerning the application procedures and requirements for the establishment of foreign-invested job intermediaries can be directed to :

• The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China
  ( Website: http://www.mohrss.gov.cn )