The Government today announced details of the liberalisation of trade in services arrangement with Guangdong, which has been extended to cover China Compulsory Certification testing services for products processed or manufactured in Guangdong Province.
The Guangdong Agreement was signed under the Mainland & Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement framework.
It allows testing organisations in Hong Kong to cooperate with designated Mainland organisations to undertake testing of products in the China Compulsory Certification system's "audio and visual apparatus" category that are designed and prototyped in Hong Kong, as well as processed or manufactured in Guangdong Province, and in respect of voluntary certification, to undertake testing of products manufactured or processed in Hong Kong or on the Mainland.
The agreement also offers Hong Kong's testing and certification industry market access to Guangdong Province on the same terms as Mainland enterprises with respect to the mode of "commercial presence".
In a statement, the Government said the Guangdong agreement's direction is broadly in line with the expectation from Hong Kong's testing and certification sector and sets a precedent for further opening up in future.
It also looks forward to seeing Hong Kong's testing and certification industry benefit from the agreement and seize further business opportunities.
Visit HKAS and the Hong Kong Council for Testing & Certification for implementation details.
