Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)
Real Estate Services
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 |
1. Business services
D. Real estate services b. Real estate services on a fee or contract basis (CPC822) |
| Specific commitments |
To allow contractual service providers employed by Hong Kong service suppliers, in the mode of movement of natural persons, to provide services under this sector or sub-sector in the Mainland.
The Second Agreement Concerning Amendment to CEPA Agreement on Trade in Services was signed on 9 October 2024. The following liberalisation measures will be implemented on 1 March 2025:
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| Reserved Restrictive Measures under Commercial Presence ( Negative List ) | |
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Sector
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1. Business services |
| Sub-sector | D. Real Estate Services
a. Real estate services involving own or leased property (CPC821)
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| Obligations concerned |
National Treatment |
| Reserved Restrictive Measures |
Commercial Presence
Apply national treatment. |
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Sector
|
1. Business Services |
| Sub-sector | D. Real Estate Services
b. Real estate services on a fee or contract basis (CPC822)
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| Obligations concerned | National Treatment |
| Reserved Restrictive Measures |
Commercial Presence
Apply national treatment. |