Agreement between the Mainland and Hong Kong on Achieving Basic Liberalisation of Trade in Services in Guangdong

The Agreement between the Mainland and Hong Kong on Achieving Basic Liberalisation of Trade in Services in Guangdong (Guangdong Agreement) was signed between the Mainland and HKSAR in December 2014. It includes measures allowing testing organisations in Hong Kong to cooperate with designated Mainland organisations to undertake testing of products in the "audio and visual apparatus" category of the China Compulsory Certification (CCC) system that are designed and prototyped in Hong Kong, as well as processed or manufactured in Guangdong Province. The scope of testing services that can be provided by Hong Kong testing organisations in the area of voluntary certification has been expanded to products manufactured or processed in Hong Kong or the Mainland. Moreover, with respect to the mode of commercial presence, except for those inconsistent/inapplicable measures reserved as well as the horizontal management measures, the Guangdong Agreement offers local testing and certification sector same treatment as the Mainland enterprises in terms of market access requirement in Guangdong Province.

The Mainland has formulated an Implementation Guide, which provides further details for the implementation of these liberalisation measures.