RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  GPA/W/269 
7 July 2003 
 (03-3614) 
Committee on Government Procurement Original:   English 
  
 
 
PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDIX I OF HONG KONG, CHINA 
 
Notification from Hong Kong, China under Article XXIV:6(a
)1 
 
 
  The following notification from the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office was received on 1 July 2003, with the request that it be circulat ed to the Parties to the Agreement on Government 
Procurement. 
 
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  1. Pursuant to paragraph 6(a) of Article XXI V 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) add the following to Annex 1: 
 
  - Government Logistics Department   - Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial 
 Salaries and Conditions of Service 
  (b) delete the following from Annex 1: 
 
  - Government Land Transport Agency   - Government Supplies Department   - Management Services Agency   - Official Languages Agency 
  - Printing Department 
  - Secretariat, Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries and Conditions 
 of Service 
  - Secretariat, Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and 
 Conditions of Service 
 
                                                     
 
1 Article XXIV:6(a) provides that "if the rectificati ons, transfers or other modifications are of a purely 
formal or minor nature, they shall become effective prov ided 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 cl aim for compensatory adjustments, with a view to maintaining a balance 
of rights and obligations and a comparable level of mutu ally agreed coverage provided in this Agreement prior 
to such notification.  In the event of agreement not being reached, th e matter may be pursued in accordance with 
the provisions contained in Article XXII". GPA/W/269 
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2. The above modifications arise from the following re-organizations:   (a) the Government Land Transport Agency , the Government Supplies Department and 
the Printing Department were merged to fo rm the Government L ogistics Department 
on 1 July 2003.  All procurement functions  of the former three entities have been 
taken up by the Government Logistics Department; 
  (b) the Official Languages Agency was merg ed with the Civil Service Bureau of the 
Government Secretariat on 1 July 2003.  A ll procurement functions of the Official 
Languages Agency have been taken up by  the Government Secretariat which is 
already listed in Annex 1 of Appendix I of the Agreement; 
  (c) the Secretariat, Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries and Conditions of 
Service and the Secretariat, Standing Comm ittee on Disciplined Services Salaries and 
Conditions of Service were merged to form  the Joint Secretariat for the Advisory 
Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Sa laries and Conditions of Service on 
1 December 2001.  All procurement functions  of the former two entities have been 
taken up by the Joint Secretariat for th e Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and 
Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service; 
  (d) the Management Services Agency was merged with the Efficiency Unit of the 
Government Secretariat on 22 July 2002.   All procurement functions of the 
Management Services Agency have been taken up by the Government Secretariat 
which is already listed in Annex 1 of Appendix I of the Agreement. 
 3. All the above modifications do not alter the leve l of mutually agreed coverage provided in the 
Agreement. 
 4. Accordingly, pages 1/2 and 2/2 of Annex 1 to Appendix I of Hong Kong, China should be modified as in Attachment A to this document (red- lined version).  Attachment B shows the relevant 
pages of the loose-leaf system as they would look after the acceptance of the modification.
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2 The Attachments are in English only.  GPA/W/269 
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APPENDIX I HONG KONG, 
CHINA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/2
 
 
4 April 2003 (WT/Let/444)  ATTACHMENT A 
 
HONG KONG, CHINA  
 
ANNEX 1 
 
Central 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 a nd Conservation Department 
2. Architectural Services Department 
3. Audit Commission 
4. Auxiliary Medical Services 
5. Buildings Department 
6. Census and Statistics Department 
7. Civil Aid Services 
8. Civil Aviation Department 
9. Civil Engineering Department 
10. Civil Service Training and Development Institute 
11. Companies Registry 
12. Correctional Services Department 
13. Customs and Excise Department 
14. Department of Health 
15. Department of Justice 
16. Drainage Services Department 
17. Electrical and Mechanical Services Department 
18. Environmental Protection Department 
19. Fire Services Department 
20. Food and Environmental Hygiene Department 
21. Government Flying Service 
22. Government Laboratory 
23.
 Government Land Transport Agency  Government Logistics Department  
24. Government Property Agency 
25. Government Secretariat 
26. Government Supplies Department  
27.26. Highways Department 
28.27. Home Affairs Department 
29.28. Hong Kong Monetary Authority 
30.29. Hong Kong Observatory 
31.30. Hong Kong Police Force (including Hong  Kong Auxiliary Police Force) 
32.31. Hospital Services Department GPA/W/269 
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APPENDIX I HONG KONG, 
CHINA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/2
 
 
4 April 2003 (WT/Let/444)  33.32. Immigration Department 
34.33. Independent Commission Against Corruption 
35.34. Information Services Department 
36.35. Information Technology Services Department 
37.36. Inland Revenue Department 
38.37. Intellectual Property Department 
39.38. Invest Hong Kong 
39. Joint Secretariat for the Advi sory Bodies on Civil Service and Ju dicial Salaries  and Conditions 
of Service  
40. Judiciary 41. Labour Department 42. Land Registry 
43. Lands Department 
44. Legal Aid Department 45. Leisure and Cultural Services Department 46.
 Management Services Agency  
47.46. Marine Department 
48.47. Office of the Ombudsman 
49.48. Office of the Telecommunications Authority 
50. Official Languages Agency  
51.49. Official Receiver's Office 
52.50 Planning Department 
53.51. Post Office 
54. Printing Department  
55.52. Public Service Commission 
56.53. Radio Television Hong Kong 
57.54. Rating and Valuation Department 
58.55. Registration and Electoral Office 
59.56. Secretariat, Independent Police Complaints Council 
60. Secretariat, Standing Comm ission on Civil Service Salaries and Conditions of S ervice  
61. Secretariat, Standing Committe e on Disciplined Services Sala ries and Conditions of Service  
62.57. Secretariat, Universi ty Grants Committee 
63.58. Social Welfare Department 
64.59. Student Financial Assistance Agency 
65.60. Technical Education and Indus trial Training Department 
66.61. Television and Entertainm ent Licensing Authority 
67.62. Territory Development Department 
68.63. Trade and Industry Department 
69.64. Transport Department 
70.65 Treasury 
71.66. Water Supplies Department 
  GPA/W/269 
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APPENDIX I HONG KONG, 
CHINA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/2
 
 
… 2003 (WT/Let/…)  
 ATTACHMENT B 
 
 
HONG KONG, CHINA  
 
ANNEX 1 
 
Central 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 a nd Conservation Department 
2. Architectural Services Department 
3. Audit Commission 
4. Auxiliary Medical Services 
5. Buildings Department 
6. Census and Statistics Department 
7. Civil Aid Services 
8. Civil Aviation Department 
9. Civil Engineering Department 
10. Civil Service Training and Development Institute 
11. Companies Registry 
12. Correctional Services Department 
13. Customs and Excise Department 
14. Department of Health 
15. Department of Justice 
16. Drainage Services Department 
17. Electrical and Mechanical Services Department 
18. Environmental Protection Department 
19. Fire Services Department 
20. Food and Environmental Hygiene Department 
21. Government Flying Service 
22. Government Laboratory 
23. Government Logistics Department 
24. Government Property Agency 
25. Government Secretariat 
26. 
Highways Department 
27. Home Affairs Department 
28. Hong Kong Monetary Authority 
29. Hong Kong Observatory 
30. Hong Kong Police Force (including Hong  Kong Auxiliary Police Force) GPA/W/269 
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CHINA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/2
 
 
… 2003 (WT/Let/…)  
 31. Hospital Services Department 
32. Immigration Department 
33. Independent Commission Against Corruption 
34. Information Services Department 
35. Information Technology Services Department 
36. Inland Revenue Department 
37. Intellectual Property Department 
38. Invest Hong Kong 
39. Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civ il Service and Judicial Salaries and Conditions 
of Service 
40. Judiciary 
41. Labour Department 
42. Land Registry 
43. Lands Department 
44. Legal Aid Department 
45. Leisure and Cultural Services Department 
46. Marine Department 
47. Office of the Ombudsman 
48. Office of the Telecommunications Authority 
49. Official Receiver's Office 
50. Planning Department 
51. Post Office 
52. Public Service Commission 
53. Radio Television Hong Kong 
54. Rating and Valuation Department 
55. Registration and Electoral Office 
56. Secretariat, Independent Police Complaints Council 
57. Secretariat, Universi ty Grants Committee 
58. Social Welfare Department 
59. Student Financial Assistance Agency 
60. Technical Education and Indus trial Training Department 
61. Television and Entertainm ent Licensing Authority 
62. Territory Development Department 
63. Trade and Industry Department 
64. Transport Department 
65. Treasury 
66. Water Supplies Department 
 
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