Practical Guide for Hong Kong People Living in the Mainland — Tianjin
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Practical guide for Hong Kong people living in the Mainland — Tianjin 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 Tianjin .......................................................................... 6 II. Housing and living in Tianjin............................................................. 11 ‘Living’ in Tianjin ............................................................................. 12 ‘Transportation’ in Tianjin .............................................................. 21 ‘Eating’ in Tianjin ............................................................................ 27 ‘Visiting’ in Tianjin .......................................................................... 27 ‘Shopping’ in Tianjin ....................................................................... 27 III. Working in Tianjin ............................................................................... 29 IV. Studying in Tianjin ............................................................................... 32 V. Doing business in Tianjin ................................................................... 40 Investment environment in Tianjin ................................................ 41 Doing business in Tianjin ............................................................... 43 Business establishment of foreign investment (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) ............................................................................ 44 Labour issues of FIEs ......................................................................... 50 Tax issues applicable to FIEs in the Mainland .................................. 53 VI. Healthcare and marriage in Tianjin ............................................... 61 Seeing a doctor in Tianjin ............................................................... 62 Marriage and giving birth in Tianjin .............................................. 70 VII. Legal services ......................................................................................... 72 Services provided by Tianjin notary organisations ........................ 73 Notary service providers/organisation in Tianjin .......................... 74 Legal firms in Tianjin ...................................................................... 76 Identification institutions in Tianjin .............................................. 76 VIII. Emergency and accidents ................................................................... 78 Emergency contacts ........................................................................ 79 How can BJO help? ......................................................................... 79 Property loss ................................................................................... 81 Traffic accident ............................................................................... 81 Death and related issues ................................................................. 81 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 March 4, 1999. Along with the HKSAR setting up Economic and Trade Offices respectively in Guangdong, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Wuhan, the scope of services provided by 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 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) Tianjin Liaison Unit Liaoning Liaison Unit Tel: +86 (22) 6063 2988 Tel: +86 (24) 3125 5575 Fax: +86 (22) 6063 2986 Fax: +86 (24) 3125 5545 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Address: Room4404, Metropolitan Tower, Address: Office 3107-1, CR Building, 286 181 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, Qingnian Street, Heping District, Shenyang, China (Postal code: 300051) Liaoning Province (Postal code: 110004) Other contacts Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Hong Kong Economic and Trade (Shanghai) Office (Guangdong) Tel: +86 (21) 6351 2233 Tel: +86 (20) 3891 1220 Fax: +86 (21) 6351 9368 Fax: +86 (20) 3877 0466 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: Shanghai (Postal code: 200001) 510613) 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 (Chengdu) Office (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 (Postal code: 610016) Avenue, Jianghan District, Wuhan Office hours: 8:30 - 12:30; 13:30 - 17:30 (Postal code: 430022) (Monday to Friday, not available during Office hours: 8:30 - 12:30; 13:30 - 17:30 Mainland public holidays) (Monday to Friday, not available during 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 Tianjin. 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 Tianjin 6 Tianjin at a glance Tianjin is one of the four municipalities of China. It is at the centre of the Bohai Economic Rim at the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. Tianjin serves as an important passage for provinces and cities in northern China to interact with foreign countries. It is also the biggest port city in northern China and plays a significant role in Beijing- Tianjin-Hebei Coordinated Development Program. GDP as of 2017:RMB 1,859.538 billion 1. Nankai District 2. Hongqiao District Land area: 11,964 square kilometres 3. Hebei District Population: 15,568,700 4. Heping District Hexi District (by the end of 2017) 5. 6. Hedong District Subway lines: 5 Districts: Heping district, Hexi District, Nankai District and other 13 districts. Among them: - Heping District is the core area in the central city, and also the centre of politics, trade and commerce, financial service, education and health care - Hexi District is the centre of political activities, and serves as a window to contact with foreign countries, the city’s cultural centre is located in the region - Nankai District is the largest area among the six city districts. Efficient office buildings, and comprehensive facilities for higher education, medical service, transportation, entertainment and tourism are constructed in the region, which allow it to be liveable and business friendly place Climate Tianjin is a city with continental climate characterised by moderate temperature and distinctive seasons. For instance, spring is windy and dry; summer is hot and rainy; autumn is crisp and moderate; and winter is cold and dry. Summer is usually hot with an annual precipitation of about 485.8mm, concentrated in the three months of June, July, and August. Tianjin has low humidity which is around 54% on average (annual). Winter can be very cold and dry where the average daily temperature can fall below 0°C. 7 Visitors to Tianjin in winter are advised to bring moisturising products such as shower gel and lotions and warm