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On 29 July 2008, the Mainland of China and Hong Kong signed the Supplement V to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA). Pilot Applications of Mutual Recognition of Electronic Signature Certificates Issued by Hong Kong and Guangdong ("Pilot Measure") is one of the facilitation measures proposed under the supplement and for early and pilot implementation in Guangdong as well.

To facilitate the pilot run of applications for mutual recognition of electronic signature certificates, OGCIO, the Department of Information Security Co-ordination of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), and the Department of Information Industry of Guangdong Province (GDIID) established the "Guangdong-Hong Kong Working Group on Pilot Applications of Mutual Recognition of Electronic Signature Certificates" ("Working Group") in October 2008. Further on 5 June 2009, the three parties signed the "Suggestions on the Framework for the Mutual Recognition of Electronic Signature Certificates" ("Framework Suggestions"). The press release by OGCIO can be found here.

To promote the pilot applications, the Working Group, in April 2010, approved a set of procedures to give a label called the "Pilot Mark" to selected cross-boundary e-commerce project or services. The press release by OGCIO can be found here.

Further details are available at Pilot Applications of Mutual Recognition of Electronic Signature Certificates Issued by Hong Kong and Guangdong.