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Issue 05, 2005 (01 May)
 Inside Pan-PRD
Opportunities for Hong Kong in Pan-PRD Tourism Market
Speaking at the first Pan-PRD Regional Cooperation and Development Forum held on 1 June 2004, government leaders of the nine mainland provinces and regions in Pan-PRD ... (full story)
 Leader
Guangdong Raises VAT Threshold
Guangdong's state taxation bureau recently announced its decision to raise Guangdong's VAT threshold across the board and to standardise the tax rate ... (full story)

 Policy and Law
Improper Disposal of Waste Liable for Penalty
In the Regulations Governing the Management of Urban Construction Waste which will come into force on 1 June, heavy fines will be imposed on units and individuals ... (full story)
VAT Rebate
(Exemption) for Gold Products Exports
In consideration of the instant rebate of duty and the tax exemption policy on the export of gold, the Chinese government will handle export products with gold ... (full story)

 Local Policy
Shanghai to Build Largest Petroleum Storage in China
The China National Petroleum Corp will team up with Shanghai to build the largest petroleum storage facility in China. The planned Yangshan port petroleum storage base ... (full story)
Hangzhou Encourages Optimal Land Usage by Enterprises
Hangzhou has recently published a set of opinions on actively encouraging the liquidisation of land stock and promoting intensive land usage for trial implementation ... (full story)

 Industrial Policy
Call for Opinions on Draft Software Procurement Measures
The Measures on Government Procurement of Software which have long been a hot topic are due to come out soon. Draft implementation measures mapping out the country's software procurement ... (full story)
Children's Food Safety Credit System to Start in 2006
China will launch a children's food safety credit system beginning April 2006. By that time, consumers purchasing children's food can access the manufacturer's production ... (full story)

 Services Sector
Dedicated Funds to Promote AV Exports
To promote the export of audio-visual products in line with the "going out" strategy, the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Culture have set up a dedicated fund ... (full story)
Avon Selected for Direct-Selling Pilot SchemeAvon
Avon (China) has been given the go-ahead to conduct direct selling in Beijing, Tianjin and Guangdong on a pilot basis starting April 2005 ... (full story)

 Market Development
Revised Standard for Instructions for Use for Toys
Hong Kong companies engaged in the toy industry in the mainland must take note. Should consumers find that the toys they are buying carry a label which only says "made in China" ... (full story)

 Human Resources
Third Batch of New Professions Announced
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MOLSS) has announced the country's third batch of 10 new professions. These include credit manager, web editor ... (full story)
Beijing to Subsidise Overseas Returnees
Beijing will subsidise on pilot basis senior graduates returning from abroad to work in the mainland. Those who are especially preeminent will receive a subsidy of Rmb600,000 ... (full story)

 Key to Economy and Trade
Pre-emptive Filing of Patented Product and Technology
The development of new- and hi-tech enterprises is invariably tied to the protection of their technologies. Currently, some foreign companies are keeping a close eye on their mainland counterparts ... (full story)
Speculation in Licences Pushes up Imported Car Price
According to imported car dealers, speculation in automobile import licences has again heated up, pushing their price up from about Rmb2,000 a year ago to Rmb80,000 now ... (full story)