Laws of the People's Republic of China

No. 104

The Decision of the Ministry of Justice Concerning the Amendment of the Measures for Administering the Representative Offices of the Law Firms of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region Located in the Mainland has been adopted at the executive meeting of the Ministry of Justice upon deliberation on December 1, 2006. It is hereby promulgated and shall come into force on January 1, 2007. Minister Wu Aiying

December 22, 2006

Decision of the Ministry of Justice Concerning the Amendment of the Measures for Administering the Representative Offices of the Law Firms of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region Located in the Mainland

For the purpose of promoting the closer economic partnership between Hong Kong, Macao and Mainland, and in accordance with the Supplementary Agreement III on the Arrangement of Hong Kong/Mainland Closer Economic Relationship and the Supplementary Agreement III on Macao/Mainland Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement as approved by the State Council, we decided to amend Article 19 in the Measures for the Administration of the Representative Offices Stationed in the Mainland of China by Law Firms of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region as follows: "Any representative of a representative office has the right to determine the time for residing in the Mainland on his own initiative."

The present Decision shall be enter into force as of January 1, 2007.

The Measures for the Administration of the Representative Offices Stationed in the Mainland of China by Law Firms of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region (Promulgated by Order No.70 of the Ministry of Justice and Amended by Order No. 84 of the Ministry of Justice) shall be revised correspondingly in accordance with the present Decision and promulgated again.