The Chinese mainland and Hong Kong signed the third
supplementary agreement of the mainland/ Hong Kong Closer Economic
Partnership Arrangement (CEPA), a senior official from the Ministry
of Commerce said on Thursday morning.
According to the supplementary accord released Thursday, the
Chinese mainland will further open its services and trade sectors
to Hong Kong and the two sides have agreed to strengthen
cooperation in trade and investment facilitation.
As of Jan. 1, 2007, the Chinese mainland will take 15 new
concrete measures to further open the services and trade sectors to
Hong Kong, including law, exhibition and convention, information
technology, audio-visual, construction, distribution, tourism,
transportation as well as individual industry and commerce,
according to the agreement.
(Xinhua News Agency June 29, 2006)
