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Investing Hong Kong / Macao made easier for Mainland Enterprises
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"Measures on Approving Mainland Enterprises to Establish Companies
in Hong Kong or Macao" (the Measures) has been announced by the
State Council and the Ministry of Commerce on September 6. New application
process will only take 15 days instead of 6 months before. The aim
of the Measures are to simplify the application processes and reduce
approval time for Mainland enterprises to invest and set up businesses
in Hong Kong and Macao. In the past, the gate is only open to national
enterprises. But now, all private enterprises are allowed to apply.
With the view to facilitate CEPA, the Ministry of Commerce simplified the investment processes and encourage Mainland enterprises invest business in Hong Kong or Macao. The State Council joined the Ministry of Commerce in making these measures. The Measures include the requirements to establish business, approval standards and application processes to prevent different explanations from the approval departments. The Measures
also listed out all the related application documents, for example
application form and the PRC business registration etc. In addition,
it has stated clearly the respective responsibilities of local or
state Ministries of Commerce for different types of application.
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國務院商務部及港澳辦發出聯合通知，將國內企業來港投資的審批時間由以往需時約半年，大幅縮減至受理申請後15個工作天決定是否核准。此規定適用于一切有意到港澳投資設點的內地企業。 通知更指，為落實CEPA有關貿易投資便利化，進一步鼓勵和支援內企赴港澳投資開業。按「中華人民共和國行政許可法」和「國務院對確需保留的行政審批專案設定行政許可的決定」及相關規定，商務部及港澳辦制定了《關於內地企業赴香港、澳門特別行政區投資開辦企業核准事項的決定》。 該《關於內地企業赴香港、澳門特別行政區投資開辦企業核准事項的規定》的通知，清楚列明內企來港投資開業的各項要求、審批標準及過程，審批部門均要按照相關標準，不會再出現同一政策不同解讀的情況。 通知的附件並列明有關申請所需之材料，如申請書、內地企業營業執照等。此外，通知亦列明哪些申請由商務部及省級商務部門負責，讓申請者更清楚其申請由哪個部門負責。
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