(November 30, 2003 Ministry of Justice makes 84th, announced) to promote Hong Kong, and Macau and mainland established more close trade relationship, encourages and specification Hong Kong, and Macau legal service provides who in mainland engaged in provides of legal service activities, according to state approved of Mainland and Hong Kong on established more close trade relationship of arrangements and Mainland and Macau on established more close trade relationship of arrangements and annex in the of about provides, on Hong Kong, and Macau S.A.R. lawyer firm standing Mainland representative institutions management approach (following referred to approach) about terms for following added modified: a, and in approach 15th article second paragraph Hou increased a paragraph, added provides of content for: "representative at and representative according to belongs Hong Kong and Macao lawyer firm and Mainland lawyer firm reached of associates agreement, can and associates of Mainland lawyer firm of lawyer cooperation, handle about associates business. "Original third paragraph of regulation for the fourth, content is revised as follows:" the representative office and its representatives shall not engage in the first paragraph of this article, the second and third paragraph of provisions other than the legal service or other profit-making activities. "Bis, of the approach of the 19th is amended as:" the representatives of not less than 2 months a year length of residence in the Mainland. Less than 2 months, refuse to register next year. "One paragraph is added as the second paragraph, Supplement says:" representative offices in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, its representatives a year length of residence in the Mainland without the limitation of minimum residence time in the preceding paragraph.
                                                                                  "Third, this decision shall enter into force on January 1, 2004.