Supplement II to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

Supplement II to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

October 18, 2005

In order to further increase the level of economic exchanges and cooperation between the mainland and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (hereinafter referred to as Hong Kong), and in accordance with Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) (hereinafter referred to as CEPA) signed on June 29, 2003, Appendix of CEPA signed on September 29, 2003 and Supplementary Arrangement of CEPA signed on October 27, 2004, both sides decide to subscribe to this Arrangement on the mainland's expanding opening for Hong Kong's trade in goods and trade in services.

Article 1 Trade in Goods
(I)As of January 1, 2006, the Mainland shall impose Zero Tariffs on imported Goods of Hong Kong Origin. The Zero Tariff goods shall accord with the standards of place of origin negotiated and settled by both sides.
The standards of place of origin, of goods of Hong Kong Origin settled by both sides are listed in the Appendix 1 of this Arrangement, which is the supplement of Chart 1 in Appendix 2 of the CEPA.
Both sides agreed to amend the specific measures in Article 5 in Appendix 1, namely About the Implementation of Zero Tariffs of Trade in Goods, of CEPA to:
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