Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)
Hotels (including Apartment Buildings) and Restaurants
Liberalisation Measures under CEPA
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.
Agreement on Trade in Services | |
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Liberalisation Measures under Cross-border Services (Positive List) | |
Sectors or Sub-sectors |
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Specific commitments |
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Reserved Restrictive Measures under Commercial Presence (Negative List) | |
Sector
Sub-sector |
9. Tourism and Travel Related Services
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Obligations concerned | National Treatment |
Reserved Restrictive Measures |
Commercial Presence
Apply national treatment. |
Sector
Sub-sector |
9. Tourism and Travel Related Services
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Obligations concerned | National Treatment |
Reserved Restrictive Measures |
Commercial Presence
The number of travel agents set up on a wholly-owned basis operating outbound group tours for Mainland residents on a pilot basis to destinations beyond Hong Kong and Macao (excluding Taiwan) is restricted to 5.
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Sector
Sub-sector |
9. Tourism and Travel Related Services
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Obligations concerned | National Treatment |
Reserved Restrictive Measures |
Commercial Presence
Apply national treatment. |
Sector
Sub-sector |
9. Tourism and Travel Related Services
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Obligations concerned | National Treatment |
Reserved Restrictive Measures |
Commercial Presence
Apply national treatment. |
For details about the cooperation in tourism under the Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation (Ecotech Agreement), please refer to the Ecotech Agreement.