Beijing Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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Practical guide for Hong Kong people living in the Mainland – Beijing For Hong Kong people who are working, living and doing business in the Mainland 1 Contents Introduction of the Beijing Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ........................................................... 3 Preface ................................................................................................................. 5 I. An overview of Beijing ........................................................................... 6 II. Housing and living in Beijing .............................................................. 11 Living in Beijing .......................................................................................... 12 Transportation in Beijing ........................................................................... 21 Eating in Beijing ........................................................................................ 26 Visiting in Beijing ...................................................................................... 26 Shopping in Beijing ................................................................................... 27 III. Working in Beijing ................................................................................29 IV. Studying in Beijing ................................................................................ 32 V. Doing business in Beijing .................................................................... 41 Investment environment in Beijing........................................................... 42 Doing business in Beijing .......................................................................... 44 Business establishment for foreigners (including Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan enterprises) ....................................................................... 45 Labour issues of FIEs ............................................................................ 51 Tax issues applicable to FIEs in the Mainland ..................................... 53 VI. Healthcare and marriage in Beijing ................................................. 61 Seeing a doctor in Beijing .......................................................................... 62 Marriage and giving birth in Beijing .......................................................... 71 VII. Legal services ......................................................................................... 73 Notary services provided by notary organisations in Beijing .................... 74 Law firms in Beijing ................................................................................... 78 Identification institutions in Beijing ......................................................... 78 VIII. Emergency and accidents ................................................................... 80 Emergency contacts .................................................................................... 81 How can BJO Help? .................................................................................... 81 Property loss .............................................................................................. 83 Traffic accident .......................................................................................... 83 Death and related issues ............................................................................ 83 2 Introduction of the Beijing Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region The Beijing Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (BJO) was formally set up under the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on 4 March 1999. Along with the HKSAR setting up Economic and Trade Offices respectively in Guangdong, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Wuhan, the scope of services provided by the BJO currently focuses in 10 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in middle north, north east and north west regions, i.e. Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Gansu, and Ningxia. Main functions of the BJO include: Enhancing the HKSAR Government’s liaison and communication with the Central People’s Government, and province, municipalities, as well as autonomous regions Facilitating economic and trade connections Promoting Hong Kong to residents of the Mainland Providing assistance to Hong Kong people; and Processing applications for entry and exit to Hong Kong BJO is organised into five divisions, including Economic Affairs, Trade and Liaison Division, Immigration Division, Information Division, Cultural Exchange Division, and Office Administration Division. It also set up the Liaoning Liaison Unit and the Tianjin Liaison Unit under BJO in December 2014 and February 2017, respectively. 3 Contacts BJO Immigration Division, BJO Tel: +86 (10) 6657 2880 Tel: +86 (10) 6657 2880 Ext. 032 Fax: +86 (10) 6657 2821 Fax: +86 (10) 6657 2830 E-mail: [email protected] Address: No. 71, Di’anmenXidajie, Xicheng District, Beijing (Postal code:100009) Office hours: 8:30 - 12:00; 13:00 - 17:30 (Monday to Friday, not available during Mainland public holidays) Liaoning Liaison Unit Tianjin Liaison Unit Tel: +86 (24) 3125 5575 Tel: +86 (22) 6063 2988 Fax: +86 (24) 3125 5545 Fax: +86 (22) 6063 2986 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Address: Office 3107-1, CR Building, 286 Address: Room4404, Metropolitan Tower, Qingnian Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 181 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, Liaoning Province (Postal code: 110004) China (Postal code: 300051) Other Contacts Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Shanghai) (Guangdong) Tel: +86 (21) 6351 2233 Tel: +86 (20) 3891 1220 Fax: +86 (21) 6351 9368 Fax: +86 (20) 3891 1221 Address: 21/F, The Headquarters Building, Address: Flat 7101, CITIC Plaza, 233 Tian He 168 Xizang Road (M), Huangpu District, North Road, Guangzhou (Postal code: 510613) Shanghai (Postal code: 200001) Office hours: 8:30 - 12:30; 13:30 - 17:30 Office hours: 8:30 - 12:30; 13:30 - 17:30 (Monday to Friday, not available during (Monday to Friday, not available during Mainland public holidays) Mainland public holidays) Hong Kong Economic and Trade Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Office (Chengdu) (Wuhan) Tel: +86 (28) 8676 8301 Tel: +86 (27) 6560 7300 Fax: +86 (28) 8676 8300 Fax: +86 (27) 6560 7301 Address: 38/F, Tower 1, Plaza Central, 8 Address: Unit 4303, Tower I, New World Shuncheng Street, Yan Shi Kou, Chengdu International Trade Tower, 568 Jianshe Avenue, (Postal code: 610016) Jianghan District, Wuhan (Postal code: 430022) Office hours: 8:30 - 12:30; 13:30 - 17:30 Office hours: 8:30 - 12:30; 13:30 - 17:30 (Monday to Friday, not available during (Monday to Friday, not available during Mainland public holidays) Mainland public holidays) 4 Preface With increasingly close cooperation and frequent communications between Hong Kong and the Mainland, a growing number of Hong Kong people are living and working in the Mainland. The BJO has compiled this booklet to provide Hong Kong people with useful information in relation to working, living, doing business, investing, studying and travelling in Beijing. BJO has engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers to collect information and compile this booklet. Despite our best efforts to ensure that the information contained in this booklet is accurate, BJO makes no guarantees of the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of the information contained herein. Readers should verify the information and pay attention to the latest announcements from the relevant organisations and government authorities. 5 I. An overview of Beijing 6 Beijing at a glance Beijing is the capital of China, and the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. Beijing serves as a hub for both land and air transportation, and plays an important role in the contexts of both domestic and international communications. GDP as of 2017: RMB 2800.04 billion Land area: 16,400 square kilometres Population: 21,707,000 (by the end of 2017) Subways lines: 20 Districts: Xicheng District, Dongcheng District, Chaoyang District, Haidian District and other 12 districts. Among them: - Xicheng District lies government agencies, the Financial Street and the Xidan shopping area - Dongcheng District lies most of the cultural relics - Chaoyang District lies the Central Business District and the majority of foreign embassies, and is the first choice of residence location for many expatriates - Haidian District lies the Zhongguancun Science Park, Tsinghua University, Peking University as well as other famous higher education institutions Climate Each of the four seasons in Beijing carries distinct features. Spring and fall are short while summer and winter are relatively long. Summer is usually hot with an annual precipitation at approximately 720.6mm, concentrating in June, July, and August. Beijing has low relative humidity around an annual average of 57%, which may drop to 46% or below in winter. Winter can be dry and cold and daily average temperature can fall below zero ℃. 7 Tips Visitors to Beijing in winter are advised to bring moisturising products such as shower gel and lotions and warm clothing such as hats, scarfs, gloves, thick trousers, warm shoes, etc. Adequate indoor heating is available in most places, but it can also lead to dryness. Air quality The concentration of PM2.5 particulates is an important air quality indicator. According to the US Environment Protection Agency, if Air Quality Index exceeds