Cooperation with Mainland  
 
 
Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)

To promote the joint economic prosperity and development of the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and to facilitate the further development of economic links between the two sides and other countries and regions, the two sides signed the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) in 2003 to provide liberalization on trade in goods and services, and subsequently signed 5 sets of supplements and amendments in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 to provide further liberalization measures. The measures relevant to IT industry include:

Further Liberalization Measures Relevant to IT Industry under the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)
Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation in Informatisation

To strengthen the co-operation in information industry and informatisation between Hong Kong and Guangdong, the Eighth Plenary of the Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation Joint Conference held on 28 September 2005 agreed to include informatisation as a key aspect of co-operation and establish an expert group to look after the matter.

The Hong Kong/Guangdong Expert Group on Co-operation in Informatisation (EGCI) was established in 2006. Three Plenary meetings had been held on 17 May 2006 in Guangzhou , 22 June 2007 in Hong Kong and 4 July 2008 in Guangzhou respectively.

To strengthen Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation in Informatisation, OGCIO and the Department of Information Industry of Guangdong Province had signed the "Arrangement on Strengthening Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation in Informatisation" after the Tenth Plenary of the Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation Joint Conference held on 2 August 2007.

The main co-operation areas include:

  • The pilot testing of applications using digital certificates issued by Guangdong and the HKSAR;
  • Research and development and application of RFID and electronic customs clearance;
  • Service outsourcing, digital entertainment, open source software, mobile and wireless technology application;
  • Co-operation and development forum; and
  • Information exchange platform.

 		The Hong Kong/Guangdong Expert Group on Co-operation in Informatisation (EGCI)


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