(December 29, 2005 NTA, and commerce makes 25th, announced since January 1, 2006 up purposes) to promote Hong Kong, and Macau and mainland established more close trade relationship, encourages Hong Kong service provides who and Macau service provides who in mainland established engaged in tourism and and tourism related of service of enterprise, according to state approved of straddling Mainland and Hong Kong on established more close trade relationship of arrangements added agreement II and the straddling Mainland and Macau on established more close trade relationship of arrangements Added agreement II, now on established foreign holding, and foreign owned travel agency provisional provides (NTA, and commerce makes [2003] 19th,) made following added provides: a, and reduced Hong Kong service provides who and Macau service provides who into mainland of access conditions, that: in mainland established owned travel agency of Hong Kong service provides who and Macau service provides who of years tourism business total not below 25 million dollars,
In the Mainland, set up joint venture travel agencies in Hong Kong service providers and Macao service provider annual tourism business not less than a total of $ 12 million.
Second, the provisions of the Hong Kong service providers and Macao service providers should comply with the Mainland and Hong Kong closer economic partnership arrangement and the Mainland/Macao closer economic partnership arrangement on the "service provider" definition and requirements of the relevant provisions.
Third, Hong Kong service providers invested travel agencies in the Mainland and Macao service providers of other provisions, are in accordance with the provisional regulations on the establishment of foreign holding and wholly foreign-owned travel agencies perform.
Four, jointly by the national tourism administration and the Ministry of Commerce is responsible for the interpretation of these provisions.
Five, these provisions shall come into effect on January 1, 2006.
