Hong Kong maintains a very close economic and trade relationship with the Mainland. The Trade and Industry Department closely monitors developments in the economic and business environment of the Mainland, and gathers information concerning the Mainland's introduction of and amendments to trade/commercial laws, regulations and policies relevant to Hong Kong enterprises doing business in the Mainland through various sources. 

The above information is disseminated to local business sector through "Commercial Information Circulars" and other circulars. To facilitate easy retrieval of information, the circulars issued after Year 2002 have been classified into different categories in accordance with the types of information reported therein.

A. Mainland's Laws and Regulations

1. Customs Control, Imports and Exports

2. Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
   
   i) Quarantine Inspection Against Wood Packing Materials

3. Processing Trade

4. Textiles Trade

5. Labour and Social Security

6. Taxation and Foreign Exchange

7. Rules and Regulations Relating to Anti-dumping, Anti-subsidies and Safeguards
   
   i) Anti-dumping Cases
   ii) Safeguards Cases
   iii) Other Cases

8. Foreign Investments

9. Intellectual Property

10. Regulations Relating to Distribution Services

11. Regulations Relating to Individually Owned Stores

12. Information of the Guangdong Province

13. General Laws and Regulations

14. Regulations Relating to China's WTO Accession

15. Other Business and Trade Related Regulations and Information
    

B. CEPA Related Information 

The "Commercial Information Circulars" issued before China's WTO accession (since 1997) are also available in this website without categorisation.  Please click here for viewing.