WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO
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Internet:  http://www.wto.orgReference:    WLI/100 29 September 2000
AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
DONE AT MARRAKESH ON 15 APRIL 1994
CERTIFICATION OF REPLACEMENT PAGES OF THE LOOSE-LEAF SYSTEM
FOR APPENDICES TO THE AGREEMENT
TRANSMISSION OF CERTIFIED TRUE COPY
I have the honour to furnish herewith a certified true copy of the Certification of replacement
pages to Appendix I, Annex 1, Hong Kong, China  and Appendices II, III and IV, dated 26 August
2000.
   Mike Moore
Director-General
00-4144 WT/Let/355AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
DONE AT MARRAKESH ON 15 APRIL 1994
CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGREEMENT
It is hereby certified that the modifications to Appendix I, Annex 1 and Appendices II, III
and IV of the Agreement on Government Procurement (1994) concerning Hong Kong, China which
were notified to the Committee on Government Procurement (GPA/W/116) pursuant to theprocedures of Article XXIV:6 became effective as of 26 August 2000 as no objections to the proposedmodifications were received within 30 days from the date of issue of the above-mentioned document.
Pursuant to the Decision of the Committee on Government Procurement adopted on
4 June 1996 regarding the establishment of a loose-leaf system with legal effect to periodically update
the Appendices to the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA/M/2) and procedures withrespect to the modifications to the loose-leaf system (GPA/M/5), these modifications are contained inthe attached replacement pages to the loose-leaf system.  Accordingly, the attached pages replacepages 1/2 and 2/2 of Annex 1 to Appendix I of Hong Kong, China;  page 2/4 (English, French andSpanish) of Appendix II;  page 1/3 (English, French and Spanish) of Appendix III;  pages 2/4 and 3/4
of Appendix IV (English);  page 2/4 of Appendix IV (French);  and pages 2/5 and 3/5 of Appendix IV
(Spanish) in the Loose-Leaf System of Appendices in conformity with the afore-mentioned Decisions.
This Certification is deposited with the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, who
shall promptly furnish a certified true copy to each party to the Agreement on GovernmentProcurement, in accordance with paragraph 14 of Article XXIV of the Agreement.  It shall be
registered in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
Done at Geneva this twenty-sixth day of August, two thousand.
Mike Moore
Certified true copy:
Director-GeneralAPPENDIX 1 HONG KONG,
CHINAANNEX 1 Page 1/2
26 August 2000 (WT/Let/355)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 and Conservation Department
2. Architectural Services Department
3. Audit Commission4. Auxiliary Medical Services
5. Buildings Department
6. Census and Statistics Department
7. Civil Aid Services
8. Civil Aviation Department9. Civil Engineering Department
10. Civil Service Training and Development Institute
11. Companies Registry
12. Correctional Services Department
13. Customs and Excise Department14. Department of Health
15. Department of Justice
16. Drainage Services Department
17. Education Department
18. Electrical and Mechanical Services Department19. Environmental Protection Department
20. Fire Services Department
21. Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
22. Government Flying Service
23. Government Laboratory24. Government Land Transport Agency
25. Government Property Agency
26. Government Secretariat
27. Government Supplies Department
28. Highways Department
29. Home Affairs Department
30. Hong Kong Monetary AuthorityAPPENDIX 1 HONG KONG,
CHINAANNEX 1 Page 2/2
26 August 2000 (WT/Let/355)31. Hong Kong Observatory
32. Hong Kong Police Force (including Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force)
33. Hospital Services Department
34. Immigration Department35. Independent Commissi on Against Corruption
36. Information Services Department
37. Information Technology Services Department
38. Inland Revenue Department
39. Intellectual Property Department40. Invest Hong Kong
41. Judiciary
42. Labour Department
43. Land Registry
44. Lands Department45. Legal Aid Department
46. Leisure and Cultural Services Department
47. Management Services Agency
48. Marine Department
49. Office of the Ombudsman
50. Office of the Teleco mmunications Authority
51. Official Languages Agency52. Official Receiver's Office
53. Planning Department
54. Post Office
55. Printing Department
56. Public Service Commission57. Radio Television Hong Kong
58. Rating and Valuation Department
59. Registration and Electoral Office
60. Secretariat, Independent Police Complaints Council
61. Secretariat, Standing Commission on Civil Se rvice Salaries and Conditions of Service
62. Secretariat, Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service
63. Secretariat, University Grants Committee
64 Social Welfare Department
65. Student Financial Assistance Agency
66. Technical Education and I ndustrial Training Department
67. Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority
68. Territory Development Department
69. Trade and Industry Department
70. Transport Department
71. Treasury72. Water Supplies DepartmentAPPENDIX II English Page 2/4
26 August 2000 (WT/Let/355)HONG KONG, CHINA
Annex 1
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette
Daily Press
Annex 3
Hospital Authority - Home Page on the Internet
(http://www.ha.org.hk)
- Daily Press
Housing Authority - The Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
- Daily Press
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Any of the following:
- The Government of the Hong Kong Special 
Administrative Region Gazette
- Daily Press
- Home Page on the Internet
(http://www.kcrc.com)
Mass Transit Railway Corporation - Daily Press
Airport Authority Any of the following:
- Daily Press
- Home Page on the Internet
(http://www.hkairport.com)
ISRAEL
The Jerusalem Post
International Herald Tribune - Ha'aretz
JAPAN
Annex 1
KanpōAPPENDIX II French Page 2/4
26 August 2000 (WT/Let/355)HONG KONG, CHINE
Annexe 1
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette
Presse quotidienne
Annexe 3
Direction des hôpitaux - Page d'accueil sur Internet
(http://www.ha.org.hk)
- Presse quotidienne
Direction du logement - The Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
- Presse quotidienne
Société du chemin de fer L'un ou l'autre des documents suivants:
Kowloon-Canton - The Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
- Presse quotidienne
- Page d'accueil sur Internet
(http://www.kcrc.com)
Société de transports en commun - Presse quotidienne
par chemin de ferDirection de l'aéroport L'un ou l'autre des documents suivants:
- Presse quotidienne
- Page d'accueil sur Internet
(http://www.hkairport.com)
ISRAEL
The Jerusalem Post
International Herald Tribune - Ha'aretz
JAPON
Annexe 1
KanpōAPPENDIX II Spanish Page 2/4
26 August 2000 (WT/Let/355)HONG KONG, CHINA
Anexo 1
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette
Prensa diaria
Anexo 3
Administración Hospitalaria - Página web en Internet
(http://www.ha.org.hk)
- Prensa diaria
Servicio de la Vivienda - The Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
- Prensa diaria
Sociedad del Ferrocarril Cualquiera de los documentos siguientes:
Kowloon-Canton - The Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
- Prensa diaria
- Página web en Internet (http://www.kcrc.com)
Compañía de los Trenes Colectivos - Prensa diaria
Administración de Aeropuertos Cualquiera de los documentos siguientes:
- Prensa diaria- Página web en Internet
(http://www.hkairport.com)
ISRAEL
The Jerusalem Post
International Herald Tribune - Ha'aretz
JAPÓN
Anexo 1
KanpōAPPENDIX III English Page 1/3
26 August 2000 (WT/Let/355)APPENDIX III
PUBLICATIONS UTILIZED BY PARTIES FOR THE PUBLICATION ANNUALLY OF
INFORMATION ON PERMANENT LISTS OF QUALIFIED SUPPLIERS IN THE CASE OF
SELECTIVE TENDERING PROCEDURES - PARAGRAPH 9 OF ARTICLE IX
CANADA
Government Business Opportunities (GBO)
MERX, Cebra Inc.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Member States do not normally operate permanent lists of suppliers and service providers.  In the
few cases that such lists exist, this will be pub lished in the Official Journal of the European
Communities
HONG KONG, CHINA
Annex 1
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette
Annex 3
Hospital Authority - Home Page on the Internet
(http://www.ha.org.hk)
Housing Authority - The Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Any of the following:
- The Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
- Daily Press
- Home Page on the Internet
(http://www.kcrc.com)
Mass Transit Railway Corporation - Not applicableAPPENDIX III French Page 1/3
26 August 2000 (WT/Let/355)APPENDICE III
PUBLICATIONS UTILISEES PAR LES PARTIES EN VUE DE LA PUBLICATION
ANNUELLE DE RENSEIGNEMENTS SUR LES LISTES PERMANENTES DE
FOURNISSEURS QUALIFIES DANS LE CAS DES PROCEDURES
SELECTIVES - PARAGRAPHE 9 DE L'ARTICLE IX
CANADA
Marchés publics (GBO)
MERX, Cebra Inc.
COMMUNAUTES EUROPEENNES
Les Etats membres ne tiennent pas normalement de listes permanentes de fournisseurs
de produits et de services. Dans les rares cas où de telles listes existent, elles sont
publiées au Journal officiel des Communautés européennes
HONG KONG, CHINE
Annexe 1
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Annexe 3
Direction des hôpitaux - Page d'accueil sur Internet
(http://www.ha.org.hk)
Direction du logement - The Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
Société du chemin de fer L'un ou l'autre des documents suivants:
Kowloon-Canton - The Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
- Presse quotidienne
- Page d'accueil sur Internet
(http://www.kcrc.com)
Société de transports en commun - non applicable
par chemin de ferAPPENDIX III Spanish Page 1/3
26 August 2000 (WT/Let/355)APÉNDICE III
MEDIOS UTILIZADOS POR LAS PARTES PARA LA PUBLICACIÓN ANUAL DE
INFORMACIÓN SOBRE LAS LISTAS PERMANENTES DE PROVEEDORES
CALIFICADOS EN CASO DE LICITACIONES SELECTIVAS -
PÁRRAFO 9 DEL ARTÍCULO IX.
CANADÁ
Government Business Opportunities (GBO)
MERX, Cebra Inc.
COMUNIDADES EUROPEAS
Los Estados miembros normalmente no establecen listas permanentes de proveedores
de bienes y servicios.  En los pocos casos en que existe tal lista, se publicará
en el Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas
HONG KONG, CHINA
Anexo 1
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Anexo 3
Administración Hospitalaria - Página web en Internet
(http://www.ha.org.hk)
Servicio de la Vivienda - The Government of the Hong Kong Special 
Administrative Region Gazette
Sociedad del Ferrocarril Kowloon-Canton Cualquiera de los documentos siguientes:
The Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
- Prensa diaria
- Página web en Internet
(http://www.kcrc.com)
Compañía de los Trenes Colectivos - no aplicableAPPENDIX IV English Page 2/4
26 August 2000 (WT/Let/355)Germany - Legislation and regulations  - Bundesanzeiger
- Herausgeber  : der Bundesminister der Justiz
Verlag : BundesanzeigerBundesanzeiger
Postfach 108006
5000 Köln
- Judicial Decisions : Entscheidungsammlungen des:
Bundesverfassungsgerichts; Bundesgerichtshofs;Bundesverwaltungsgerichts Bundesfinanzhofs sowie der
Oberlandesgerichte
Spain - Legislation  - Boletin Oficial des Estado
- Judicial rulings  - no official publication
France - Legislation  - Journal Officiel de la République française
- Jurisprudence  - Recueil des arrêts du Conseil d'Etat
- Revue des marchés publics
Greece - Government Gazette of Greece - epishmh efhmerida eurwpaikwn
koinothtwn
Ireland - Legislation and regulations  - Iris Oifigiuil (Official Gazette of the
Irish Government)
Italy - Legislation  - Gazetta Ufficiale
- Jurisprudence  - no official publication
Luxembourg - Legislation  - Memorial
- Jurisprudence  - Pasicrisie
Netherlands - Legislation  - Nederlandse Staatscourant and/or Staatsblad
- Jurisprudence  - no official publication
Portugal - Legislation  - Diário da República Portuguesa 1a Série A e 2a série
- Judicial Publications  : Boletim do Ministério da Justiça
- Colectânea de Acordos do SupremoTribunal Administrativo;
Colectânea de Jurisprudencia Das Relações
Finland - Suomen Säädöskokoelma - Finlands Författningssamling
(The Collection of the Statutes of Finland)
Sweden - Svensk Författningssamling (Swedish Code of Statutes)
United Kingdom - Legislation  - HM Stationery Office
- Jurisprudence  - Law Reports
- "Public Bodies"  - HM Stationery Office
HONG KONG, CHINA
Annex 1
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region GazetteAPPENDIX IV English Page 3/4
26 August 2000 (WT/Let/355)Annex 3
Hospital Authority - Home Page on the Internet
(http:/www.ha.org.hk)
Housing Authority - The Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation - provid ed to potential suppliers upon issuance
of invitations to participate
Mass Transit Railway Corporation - provided to potential suppliers upon issuance
of invitations to participate
Airport Authority - provided to potential suppliers upon issuance
of invitations to participate
ISRAEL
The Official Gazette
JAPAN
Annex 1
Kanpō
and/or
Hōreizensho
Annex 2
Kenpō
Shihō
or their equivalents,
or Kanpō
and/or
Hōreizensho
Annex 3
Kanpō
and/or
Hōreizensho
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Kwanbo (The Korean Government's Official Gazette)APPENDIX IV French Page 2/4
26 August 2000 (WT/Let/355)Annexe 3
Direction des hôpitaux - Page d'accueil sur Internet
(http:/www.ha.org.hk)
Direction du logement - The Government of the Hong Kong Special 
Administrative Region Gazette
Société du chemin de fer Kowloon-Canton - Communiquée aux fournisseurs potentiels
dès la parution des invitations à participer
Société de transports en commun - Communiquée aux fournisseurs potentiels
par chemin de fer dès la parution des invitations à participer
Direction de l'aéroport - Communiquée aux fournisseurs potentiels
dès la parution des invitations à participer
ISRAEL
The Official Gazette
JAPON
Annexe 1
Kanpō et/ou Hōreizensho
Annexe 2
Kenpō, Shihō ou leurs équivalents, ou Kanp ō
et/ou Hōreizensho
Annexe 3
Kanpō et/ou Hōreizensho
REPUBLIQUE DE COREE
Kwanbo (Journal officiel du gouvernement coréen)APPENDIX IV Spanish Page 2/5
26 August 2000 (WT/Let/355)- Decisiones de la Junta de Apelación de la Contratación Pública  –
Konkurrence raaded Dokumentation
Alemania - Leyes y reglamentos  - Bundesanzeiger
- Herausgeber  : der Bundesminister der Justiz
Verlag : Bundesanzeiger
Bundesanzeiger
Postfach 108006
5000 Köln
- Decisiones Judiciales  : Entscheidungsammlungen des
Bundesverfassungsgerichts; Bundesgerichtshofs;
Bundesverwaltungsgerichts; Bundesfinanzhofs sowie der
Oberlandesgerichte
España - Legislación  - Boletín Oficial del Estado
- Decisiones judiciales  - no existe publicación oficial
Francia - Legislación  - Journal Officiel de la République française
- Jurisprudencia  - Recueil des arrêts du Conseil d'Etat
- Revue des marchés publics
Grecia - Diario Oficial de Grecia - epishmh efhmerida eurwpaikwn
koinothtwn
Irlanda - Leyes y reglamentos  - Iris Oifigiuil (Diario Oficial del Gobierno de
Irlanda)
Italia - Legislación  - Gazetta Ufficiale
- Jurisprudencia  - no existe publicación oficial
Luxemburgo - Legislación  - Memorial
- Jurisprudencia  - Pasicrisie
Países Bajos - Legislación  - Nederlandse Staatscourant y/o Staatsblad
- Jurisprudencia  - no existe publicación oficial
Portugal - Legislación  - Diário da República Portuguesa, 1a serie A y 2a serie
- Publicaciones Judiciales : Boletim do Ministério da Justiça;
Colectânea de Acordos do Supremo Tribunal Administrativo;Colectânea de Jurisprudencia Das Relações
Finlandia - Suomen Säädöskokoelma - Fi nlands Författningssamling (Colección
de leyes de Finlandia)
Suecia - Svensk Författningssamling (Colección Legislativa de Suecia)
Reino Unido - Legislación  - HM Stationery Office
- Jurisprudencia  - Law Reports
- "Organismos Públicos"  - HM Stationery Office
HONG KONG, CHINA
Anexo 1
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region GazetteAPPENDIX IV Spanish Page 3/5
26 August 2000 (WT/Let/355)Anexo 3
Administración Hospitalaria - Página web en Internet
(http:/www.ha.org.hk)
Servicio de la Vivienda - The Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
Sociedad del Ferrocarril Kowloon-Canton - se suministra a los proveedores potenciales
con las invitaciones a participar
Compañía de los Trenes Colectivos - se suministra a los proveedores potenciales
con las invitaciones a participar
Administración de Aeropuertos - se suministra a los proveedores potenciales
con las invitaciones a participar
ISRAEL
The Official Gazette
JAPÓN
Anexo 1
Kanpō y/o Hōreizensho
Anexo 2
Kenpō, Shihō o sus equivalentes, o Kanp ō
y/o Hōreizensho
Anexo 3
Kanpō y/o Hōreizensho
REPÚBLICA DE COREA
Kwanbo (Diario Oficial del Gobierno de Corea)
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