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Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)
Telecommunications Services Liberalization Measures under CEPA
| CEPA |
| Sectors or sub-sectors |
2. Communications services |
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C. Telecommunications services |
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Valued-added services |
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Specific commitments |
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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".
| CEPA Supplement IV |
| Sectors or sub-sectors |
2. Communications services |
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C. Telecommunications services |
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Valued-added services |
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Specific commitments |
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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%. |
| CEPA Supplement VI |
| Sectors or sub-sectors |
2. Communications services |
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C. Telecommunications services |
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The distribution of fixed/mobile telephone service cards |
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Specific commitments |
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To allow Hong Kong service suppliers to distribute in Guangdong Province fixed/mobile telephone service cards which can only be used in Hong Kong (excluding mobile satellite phone service card). 2 |
2 Shall meet the requirements stipulated in the Memorandum of Understanding concerning the distribution of telephone cards in the Guangdong Province signed between the relevant Mainland and Hong Kong telecommunications authorities.
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