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Trade and Industry Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Brand Hong Kong - Asia world city

Commercial Information Circulars

24-hour hotline : 23 922 922

e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk

Ref : EIC 631/2/8

9 February 2006

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 51/2006

The Mainland of China : Second Supplementary Provisions to the Interim Provisions Concerning Foreign-invested Cinemas

According to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Culture promulgated the Second Supplementary Provisions to the Interim Provisions Concerning Foreign-invested Cinemas on 18 January 2006, which will take effect from 20 February 2006. With effect from 1 January 2006, Hong Kong service suppliers are permitted to establish wholly-owned companies in the Mainland, each of which may construct or renovate more than one cinema theatre at more than one location for the operation of film screening business. A copy of the Second Supplementary Provisions is attached at Annex (pdf format) for reference.

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  2. For details of the Interim Provisions Concerning Foreign-invested Cinemas and its Supplementary Provisions, please refer to our CIC No. 302/2003 dated 12 December 2003 and CIC No. 147/2005 dated 29 April 2005.

ENQUIRIES

  1. If you have any questions on the content of this circular, please contact Ms. Eugenia CHAN at 2398 5444.

Yours faithfully,



(Hugo CHIU)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry