Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)

Legal Services

Relevant Mainland Rules and Regulations

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

• "Lawyer Law of the People's Republic of China" (Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No. 65 - Dec 2001) (in Chinese only)

Associations formed by Law Firms of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with Mainland Law Firms

• "Measures for the Management of Associations formed by Law Firms of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the Macao Special Administrative Region with Mainland Law Firms" (Decree of the Ministry of Justice No. 109 - Mar 2008) (in Chinese only) 
  
  
• "Notice on Matters concerning the Issuance of Licenses for Associations formed by Law Firms of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the Macao Special Administrative Region with Mainland Law Firms" (Circular of the Ministry of Justice No. 22 - Feb 2004) (in Chinese only)
  

Representative Offices Stationed in the Mainland of China by Law Firms of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

• "Measures for the Administration of the Representative Offices Stationed in the Mainland of China by Law Firms of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region" (Decree of the Ministry of Justice No. 104 - Dec 2006) (in Chinese only)
  

Entering for the State Judicial Examination for Residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

• "Rules on Entering for the State Judicial Examination for Residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region" (Decree of the Ministry of Justice No. 94 - May 2005) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Implementation Measures on the State Judicial Examination (Provisional)" (Notice of the Supreme Court of the People's Republic of China, the Supreme People's Procuratorate of People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Justice No. 2 - Oct 2001) (in Chinese only)
  

Residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Practise as Lawyers in the Mainland

• "Measures for the Management of Residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region Having Acquired the Mainland Legal Professional Qualification to Work as Lawyers in the Mainland" (Decree of the Ministry of Justice No. 105 - Dec 2006) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Measures for the Management of the Mainland Legal Professional Qualification Certificate" (Decree of the Ministry of Justice No. 74 - Jul 2002) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Measures for the Management of the Practise of Mainland Lawyers" (Decree of the Ministry of Justice No. 112 - Jul 2008) (in Chinese only)

Hong Kong legal practitioners employed by Mainland law firms

• "Measures for the Management of Hong Kong legal practitioners and Macao practising lawyers employed by Mainland law firms as legal consultants" (Decree of the Ministry of Justice No. 82 - Nov 2003) (in Chinese only)
  

Enquiries concerning the application procedures and requirements for the provision of legal services can be directed to :

• The Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China
  ( Website: http://www.legalinfo.gov.cn )