Specific commitments

5.

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.

CEPA Supplement V
Sectors or sub-sectors	Service sectors (sectors not set out in GNS/W/120)
	Individually owned stores
Specific commitments		1.	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): building-cleaning services and advertising production services. No more than 8 persons should be engaged in the operation of the individually owned stores.
		2.	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.

CEPA Supplement VI Sectors or sub-sectors Service sectors (sectors not set out in GNS/W/120)    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.