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GPA/MOD/HKG/5

21 February 2014

(14-1104) Page: 1/6

Committee on Government Procurement Original: English

PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDIX I OF , CHINA

COMMUNICATION FROM HONG KONG, CHINA PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XXIV:6(a)1 OF THE GPA

The following communication, dated 14 February 2014, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Hong Kong, China.

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1. Pursuant to paragraph 6(a) of Article XXIV of the Agreement on Government Procurement (1994), Hong Kong, China hereby notifies the Committee on Government Procurement of the following modifications of a purely formal or minor nature relating to Annex 1 of Appendix I of the Agreement:

a. Rename the entity "Civil Aid Services" to "".

b. Replace the entities "Office of the Telecommunications Authority" and "Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority" with "Office of the ".

c. Rename the following entities from:

i. "Post Office" to "";

ii. "Secretariat, Independent Police Complaints Council" to "Independent Police Complaints Council"; and

iii. "Secretariat, University Grants Committee" to "University Grants Committee Secretariat".

2. The above modifications arise from the following:

a. The rectification of the name of "Civil Aid Service".

b. The Office of the Telecommunications Authority and the Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority have merged to form the Office of the Communications Authority on 1 April 2012. All functions, including procurement functions, of the Office of the Telecommunications Authority and the Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority have been taken up by the Office of the Communications Authority, except that the function of issuing entertainment licences has been transferred to the , which is already listed in Annex 1 of Appendix I of the Agreement.

1 Article XXIV:6(a) reads as follows: Rectifications or Modifications (a) Rectifications, transfers of an entity from one Annex to another or, in exceptional cases, other modifications relating to Appendices I through IV shall be notified to the Committee, along with information as to the likely consequences of the change for the mutually agreed coverage provided in this Agreement. If the rectifications, transfers or other modifications are of a purely formal or minor nature, they shall become effective provided there is no objection within 30 days. In other cases, the Chairman of the Committee shall promptly convene a meeting of the Committee. The Committee shall consider the proposal and any claim for compensatory adjustments, with a view to maintaining a balance of rights and obligations and a comparable level of mutually agreed coverage provided in this Agreement prior to such notification. In the event of agreement not being reached, the matter may be pursued in accordance with the provisions contained in Article XXII.

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c. The renaming of "Post Office", "Secretariat, Independent Police Complaints Council" and "Secretariat, University Grants Committee" to the new names specified in paragraph 1(c) above.

3. The above modifications do not alter the level of mutually agreed coverage provided in the Agreement.

4. Attachment A to this document shows (in bold, strikeout or underlining) the proposed modifications by Hong Kong, China to the corresponding pages of Annex 1 (pages 1/2 and 2/2) of Appendix I. Attachment B indicates how these pages would appear after the proposed modifications have been accepted.2

2 Attachments A and B are in English only.

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APPENDIX I HONG KONG, ANNEX 1 Page 1/2 CHINA

ATTACHMENT A

HONG KONG, CHINA

(Authentic in the English language only)

ANNEX 1

Government Entities which Procure in Accordance With the Provisions of this Agreement

Supplies

Threshold: 130,000 SDR for goods and services other than construction services 5,000,000 SDR for construction services

List of Entities:

1. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department 2. Architectural Services Department 3. Audit Commission 4. Auxiliary Medical Services 5. 6. Census and Statistics Department 7. Civil Aid Services 8. Civil Aviation Department 9. Civil Engineering and Development Department 10. Companies Registry 11. Correctional Services Department 12. Customs and Excise Department 13. Department of Health 14. Department of Justice 15. Drainage Services Department 16. Electrical and Mechanical Services Department 17. Environmental Protection Department 18. Fire Services Department 19. Food and Environmental Hygiene Department 20. Government Flying Service 21. Government Laboratory 22. Government Logistics Department 23. Government Property Agency 24. Government Secretariat 25. 26. Home Affairs Department 27. Hong Kong Monetary Authority 28. 29. (including Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force) 30. Hongkong Post 3031. Immigration Department 3132. Independent Commission Against Corruption 33. Independent Police Complaints Council

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APPENDIX I HONG KONG, ANNEX 1 Page 2/2 CHINA

3234. Information Services Department 3335. Inland Revenue Department 3436. Intellectual Property Department 3537. Invest Hong Kong 3638. Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service 3739. Judiciary 3840. Labour Department 3941. Land Registry 4042. 4143. 4244. Leisure and Cultural Services Department 4345. Marine Department 46. Office of the Communications Authority 4447. Office of the Ombudsman 45. Office of the Telecommunications Authority 4648. Official Receiver's Office 4749. Planning Department 48. Post Office 4950. Public Service Commission 5051. Radio Television Hong Kong 5152. Rating and Valuation Department 5253. Registration and Electoral Office 53. Secretariat, Independent Police Complaints Council 54. Secretariat, University Grants Committee 5554. Social Welfare Department 5655. Student Financial Assistance Agency 57. Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority 5856. Trade and Industry Department 5957. 6058. Treasury 59. University Grants Committee Secretariat 6160. Water Supplies Department

9 March 2005 (WT/Let/491)

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APPENDIX I HONG KONG, ANNEX 1 Page 1/2 CHINA

ATTACHMENT B

HONG KONG, CHINA

(Authentic in the English language only)

ANNEX 1

Government Entities which Procure in Accordance With the Provisions of this Agreement

Supplies

Threshold: 130,000 SDR for goods and services other than construction services 5,000,000 SDR for construction services

List of Entities:

1. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department 2. Architectural Services Department 3. Audit Commission 4. Auxiliary Medical Services 5. Buildings Department 6. Census and Statistics Department 7. Civil Aid Service 8. Civil Aviation Department 9. Civil Engineering and Development Department 10. Companies Registry 11. Correctional Services Department 12. Customs and Excise Department 13. Department of Health 14. Department of Justice 15. Drainage Services Department 16. Electrical and Mechanical Services Department 17. Environmental Protection Department 18. Fire Services Department 19. Food and Environmental Hygiene Department 20. Government Flying Service 21. Government Laboratory 22. Government Logistics Department 23. Government Property Agency 24. Government Secretariat 25. Highways Department 26. Home Affairs Department 27. Hong Kong Monetary Authority 28. Hong Kong Observatory 29. Hong Kong Police Force (including Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force) 30. Hongkong Post 31. Immigration Department 32. Independent Commission Against Corruption 33. Independent Police Complaints Council

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34. Information Services Department 35. Inland Revenue Department 36. Intellectual Property Department 37. Invest Hong Kong 38. Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service 39. Judiciary 40. Labour Department 41. Land Registry 42. Lands Department 43. Legal Aid Department 44. Leisure and Cultural Services Department 45. Marine Department 46. Office of the Communications Authority 47. Office of the Ombudsman 48. Official Receiver's Office 49. Planning Department 50. Public Service Commission 51. Radio Television Hong Kong 52. Rating and Valuation Department 53. Registration and Electoral Office 54. Social Welfare Department 55. Student Financial Assistance Agency 56. Trade and Industry Department 57. Transport Department 58. Treasury 59. University Grants Committee Secretariat 60. Water Supplies Department ______

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