Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)

Telecommunications Services

CEPA I
Sectors or sub-sectors	2. Communications services
	C. Telecommunications services
	Valued-added services
Specific commitments		1.	As from 1 October 2003, to allow Hong Kong service suppliers to set up joint venture enterprises in the Mainland to provide the following five types of value-added telecommunications services 1:
			( 1 )	internet data centre services
			( 2 )	store and forward services
			( 3 )	call centre services
			( 4 )	internet access services
			( 5 )	content services
		2.	Hong Kong service suppliers' shareholding in the joint venture enterprises engaging in the value-added telecommunications services mentioned in item 1 above should not exceed 50%.
		3.	There will be no geographic restriction for the joint venture enterprises formed by Hong Kong service suppliers and the Mainland to provide value-added telecommunications services mentioned in item 1 above.

¹To implement in accordance with the Mainland's “Telecommunication business classification”. 

2007 Liberalization Measures
Sectors or sub-sectors	2. Communications services
	C. Telecommunications services
	Valued-added services
Specific commitments		To allow Hong Kong service suppliers to set up joint venture enterprises in the Mainland to provide Mainland IP based Virtual Private Network Services as defined in the “Telecommunications business classification”. No geographic restriction will be imposed. Hong Kong service suppliers' shareholding should not exceed 50%.