The Agreement on Trade in Services covers and consolidates commitments relating to liberalisation of trade in services provided in CEPA and its Supplements and also the Agreement between the Mainland and Hong Kong on Achieving Basic Liberalisation of Trade in Services in Guangdong.

For details about the cooperation in convention and exhibition industry under the Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation (Ecotech Agreement), please refer to the Ecotech Agreement.

Rules and regulations promulgated by the Mainland authorities relating to the implementation of commitments under CEPA :

Establishment of Meeting and Exhibition Companies

• "The Decision on the Temporary Adjustments to the Administrative Examinations and Special Administrative Measures on Entry for Hong Kong and Macao Service Suppliers in the Mainland" (Circular of the State Council No. 32 - Jun 2016) (in Chinese only)

Holding Economic and Technological Exhibitions in the Mainland

• "Notice on Reiterating the Administration of Economic and Technological Exhibition in the Mainland" (Circular of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation No. 651 - Dec 2001) (in Chinese only)
• "Interim Measures on the Administration of Economic and Technological Exhibition in the Mainland" (Circular of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation No. 325 - Oct 1998) (in Chinese only)
• "Notice Concerning the Administration of Economic and Technological Exhibition in the Mainland" (Circular of the General Administration of Customs No. 2 - Feb 2004) (in Chinese only)
• "Notice on Strengthening the Administration of Economic and Technological Exhibition in the Mainland" (Circular of the State Council No. 25 - July 1997) (in Chinese only)
• "Notice on Effectively Conducting Recordation Administration of Foreign Economic and Technological Exhibitions Held in the Mainland" (Letter of the General Office of the Ministry of Commerce No. 113 - Apr 2019) (in Chinese only)
• "Guideline for Holding Economic and Technological Exhibition in the Mainland" (Department of Trade in Services and Commercial Services, Ministry of Commerce) (in Chinese only)
• "Guideline for Service Providers from Hong Kong and Macao on Holding Economic and Technological Exhibition Independently in Guangzhou" (Guangzhou Municipal Commerce Bureau) (Nov 2019) (in Chinese only)
• "Decision of the State Council on Cancelling the Second Group of 152 Administrative Approval Items Designated by the Central Government for Implementation by Local Governments" (No. 9 [2016] of the State Council - Feb 2016) (in Chinese only)
• "Decision of the State Council on Cancelling and Delegating a Batch of Items Subject to Administrative Examination and Approval" (Circular of the State Council No. 6 – Feb 2019) (in Chinese only)
• "Announcement No. 15 [2019] of the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs" (Apr 2019) (in Chinese only)

Organization of Exhibitions outside the Mainland

• "Administrative Measures on the Approval of the Organization of Economic and Technological Exhibition outside the Mainland" (Circular No. 28 - May 2006) (in Chinese only)
• "Notice concerning Amendment to 'Administrative Measures on the Approval of the Organization of Economic and Technological Exhibition outside the Mainland' for the Implementation of Supplement IV to CEPA between the Mainland and Hong Kong/Macao" (Circular of the CCPIT No. 4 - Jan 2008) (in Chinese only)
• "Notice concerning Amendment to 'Administrative Measures on the Approval of the Organization of Economic and Technological Exhibition outside the Mainland' for the Implementation of Supplement V to CEPA between the Mainland and Hong Kong/Macao" (Jan 2009) (in Chinese only)
• "Notice concerning Amendment to 'Administrative Measures on the Approval of the Organization of Economic and Technological Exhibition outside the Mainland' for the Implementation of Supplement VI to CEPA between the Mainland and Hong Kong/Macao" (Jul 2009) (in Chinese only)
• "Administrative Measures on Large Scale Economic and Technological Exhibition outside the Mainland" (Circular No. 2 - Jan 2007) (in Chinese only)

Enquiries concerning the application procedures and requirements for the provision of convention and exhibition services in the Mainland can be directed to:

• The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China

• Frequently Asked Questions