Specific commitments

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To allow Hong Kong permanent residents with Chinese citizenship to set up, in accordance with the relevant laws, regulations and administrative regulations, individually owned stores in Guangdong to provide retailing services excluding franchising operation, without being subject to the approval procedures applicable to foreign investments. The sales area of such stores should not exceed 300 square metres. 

To allow Hong Kong permanent residents with Chinese citizenship to set up, in accordance with the relevant Mainland laws, regulations and administrative regulations, individually owned stores in all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government in the Mainland without being subject to the approval procedures applicable to foreign investments, to provide retailing services; food and beverage services; hair dressing, beauty treatment and health care services, bathing services and repair services of home electrical appliances and other goods for daily uses under residents services and other services; excluding franchising operation. No more than 8 persons should be engaged in the operation of the individually owned stores, and the business area of such stores should not exceed 300 square meters.

To allow Hong Kong permanent residents with Chinese citizenship to set up, in accordance with the relevant Mainland laws, regulations and administrative regulations, individually owned stores in all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government in the Mainland without being subject to the approval procedures applicable to foreign investments, to provide the following four kinds of services (excluding franchising operation): import and export of goods and technologies; photography and photographic processing services; washing, cleaning and dyeing services; and repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and motorcycles. No more than 8 persons should be engaged in the operation of the individually owned stores, and the business area of such stores should not exceed 300 square meters.

To allow Hong Kong permanent residents with Chinese citizenship to set up, in accordance with the relevant Mainland laws, regulations and administrative regulations, individually owned stores in all provinces, autonomous regions and, municipalities directly under the Central Government in the Mainland without being subject to the approval procedures applicable to foreign investments, to provide the following services (excluding franchising operation): crop cultivation; animal husbandry; aquaculture; computer repair services; technology exchange and promotion services. No more than 8 persons should be engaged in the operation of the individually owned stores.

Specific commitments

To allow Hong Kong permanent residents with Chinese citizenship to set up, in accordance with the relevant Mainland laws, regulations and administrative regulations, individually owned stores in all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in the Mainland without being subject to the approval procedures applicable to foreign investments, to provide the following services (excluding franchising operation): computer services, software services; goods handling and loading/unloading services related to road transport, other transport services¹ ;storage and warehousing² ; and translation and interpretation³ services. No more than 8 persons should be engaged in the operation of the individually owned stores.

Specific commitments

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To allow Hong Kong permanent residents with Chinese citizenship to set up, in accordance with the relevant Mainland laws, regulations and administrative regulations, individually owned stores in Guangdong Province without being subject to the approval procedures applicable to foreign investments, to provide the following services (excluding franchising operation): trade brokerage and commission agency (excluding auction) and renting and leasing services (excluding the renting and leasing of housing premises). No more than 8 persons should be engaged in the operation of the individually owned stores.

Specific commitments

To allow Hong Kong permanent residents with Chinese citizenship to set up, in accordance with the relevant Mainland laws, regulations and administrative regulations, individually owned stores in all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in the Mainland without being subject to the approval procedures applicable to foreign investments, to provide the following services (excluding franchising operation): solo clinic; economic and trade consulting services and company management consulting services and wholesale services (only limited to wholesale of textiles products, clothing, daily commodities, stationery, sporting items and other cultural related commodities). No more than 8 persons should be engaged in the operation of the individually owned stores.

Specific commitments

To allow Hong Kong permanent residents with Chinese citizenship to set up, in accordance with the relevant Mainland laws, regulations and administrative regulations, individually owned stores in all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in the Mainland without being subject to the approval procedures applicable to foreign investments, to provide the following services (excluding franchising operation): marriage services under residents services (excluding matchmaking services), renting and leasing services of comics books and electronic animation game products, renting and leasing services of animation audio-video products⁴, and veterinary services : pet clinic (to be operated in cities only).⁵ No more than 8 persons should be engaged in the operation of the individually owned stores.

To allow Hong Kong permanent residents with Chinese citizenship to set up, in accordance with the relevant Mainland laws, regulations and administrative regulations, individually owned stores in all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in the Mainland without being subject to the approval procedures applicable to foreign investments, to provide the following services (excluding franchising operation):

The following items of Packaging Services under the Leasing and Commercial Service Industry: the provision of services of commodities classification, sub-packing and packaging, freshness preservation, labelling, mark-stamping etc. for shopping malls, supermarkets or other customers; the provision of goods assorting, sub-packing and packaging services specifically for chain stores or supermarkets; the services of delivery companies (centres) which provide mainly goods assorting, sub-packing and packaging services; the provision of sub-packing and packaging as well as re-packaging services for general products; gift wrapping services.

The following items of Office Services under the Leasing and Commercial Service Industry: the design and production services of signs and bronze plaques; the design and production services of trophies, plaques, medals and silk banners.

Craft activities which are mainly for the purpose of leisure and entertainment (pottery, sewing, painting etc.) under Indoor Entertainments.

To relax the restrictions on the number of persons engaged in the operation and the business area of individually owned stores set up by Hong Kong permanent residents with Chinese citizenship in all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in the Mainland:

No more than 10 persons should be engaged in the operation of the individually owned stores.

The business area for retailing services; food and beverage services; hair dressing, beauty treatment and health care services, bathing services and repair services of home electrical appliances and other goods for daily uses under residents services and other services; import and export of goods and technologies; photography and photographic processing services; washing, cleaning and dyeing services; repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and motorcycles; and storage and warehousing should not exceed 500 square metres.