RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  GPA/MOD/HKG/1 
6 July 2004 
 
 (04-2914) 
Committee on Government Procurement Original:   English 
  
 
 
PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDIX I OF HONG KONG, CHINA  
 
Communication from Hong Kong, China pursuant to Article XXIV:6(a)
1 of the GPA  
 
 
  The following communication, dated 5 July 2 004, from the Delegation of Hong Kong, China 
is being circulated to the Parties to the Agreement on Government Procurement.  
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  1. Pursuant to paragraph 6(a) of Article XXIV of the Agreem ent 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:  
  - Civil Engineering and Development Department 
  (b) delete the following from Annex 1:    - Civil Engineering Department   - Civil Service Training and Development Institute 
  - Information Technology Services Department 
  - Territory Development Department  2. The above modifications arise from the following re-organizations:  
 (a) the Civil Engineering Department and the Territory Development Department were 
merged to form the Civil Engineering and Development Department on 1 July 2004.  
All procurement functions of the Civil E ngineering Department and the Territory 
Development Department have been ta ken up by the Civil Engineering and 
Development Department; 
                                                     
 
 1 Article XXIV:6(a) reads as follows:  Rectifications or  Modifications   (a) Rectifications, transfers of an entity 
from one Annex to another or, in exceptional cases, other modifi cations relating to Appendices I through IV shall be notified 
to the Committee, along with information as to the likely cons equences of the change for the mutually agreed coverage 
provided in this Agreement.  If the rectifications, transfers or  other modifications are of a pur ely formal or minor nature, th ey 
shall become effective provided there is no objection within 30 days.  In other case s, the Chairman of the Committee shall 
promptly convene a meeting of the Committee.  The Committee shall consider the proposal and any claim for compensatory 
adjustments, with a view to maintaini ng a balance of rights and obligations and a comparable level of mutually agreed 
coverage provided in this Agreement prior to such notification.   In the event of agreement not being reached, the matter may 
be pursued in accordance with the provisions contained in Article XXII. GPA/MOD/HKG/1 
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 (b) the Information Technology Services De partment was merged with the Commerce, 
Industry and Technology Bureau of the Government Secretariat on 1 July 2004.  All procurement functions of the Information Technology Services Department have been taken up by the Government Secretariat which is already listed in Annex 1 of 
Appendix I of the Agreement; 
  (c) the Civil Service Training and Developm ent Institute was merged with the Civil 
Service Bureau of the Government Secretariat on 1 April 2004.  All procurement functions of the Civil Service Training and Development Institute have been taken up 
by the Government Secretariat which is al ready 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 of 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 modifications.
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2 The Attachments are in English only.  GPA/MOD/HKG/1 
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APPENDIX I HONG KONG, 
CHINA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/2
 
 
 
6 Augus t 2003 (WT/Let/453)  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 and Conservation Department 
2. Architectural Services Department 3. Audit Commission 
4. Auxiliary Medical Services 
5. Buildings Department 6. Census and Stat istics Department 
7. Civil Aid Services 8. Civil Aviation Department 9.
 Civil Engineering Department  
10. Civil Service Training and Development Institute  
9. Civil Engineering a nd Development Department  
11.10. Companies Registry 
12.11. Correctional Services Department 
13.12. Customs and Excise Department 
14.13. Department of Health 
15.14. Department of Justice 
16.15. Drainage Services Department 
17.16. Electrical and Mechanical Services Department 
18.17. Environmental Protection Department 
19.18. Fire Services Department 
20.19. Food and Environmental Hygiene Department 
21.20. Government Flying Service 
22.21. Government Laboratory 
23.22. Government Logistics Department 
24.23. Government Property Agency 
25.24. Government Secretariat 
26.25. Highways Department 
27.26. Home Affairs Department 
28.27. Hong Kong Monetary Authority GPA/MOD/HKG/1 
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CHINA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/2
 
 
 
6 August 2003 (WT/Let/453)  29.28. Hong Kong Observatory 
30.29. Hong Kong Police Force (including Ho ng Kong Auxiliary Police Force) 
31.30. Hospital Services Department 
32.31. Immigration Department 
33.32. Independent Commission Against Corruption 
34.33. Information Services Department 
35. Information Technology Services Department  
36.34. Inland Revenue Department 
37.35. Intellectual Property Department 
38.36. Invest Hong Kong 
39.37. Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Servic e and Judicial Salaries and Conditions 
of Service 
40.38. Judiciary 
41.39. Labour Department 
42.40. Land Registry 
43.41. Lands Department 
44.42. Legal Aid Department 
45.43. Leisure and Cultural Services Department 
46.44. Marine Department 
47.45. Office of the Ombudsman 
48.46. Office of the Telecommunications Authority 
49.47. Official Receiver's Office 
50.48. Planning Department 
51.49. Post Office 
52.50. Public Service Commission 
53.51. Radio Television Hong Kong 
54.52. Rating and Valuation Department 
55.53. Registration and Electoral Office 
56.54. Secretariat, Independent Police Complaints Council 
57.55. Secretariat, Universi ty Grants Committee 
58.56. Social Welfare Department 
59.57. Student Financial Assistance Agency 
60.58. Technical Education and I ndustrial Training Department 
61.59. Television and Entertai nment Licensing Authority 
62. Territory Development Department  
63.60. Trade and Industry Department 
64.61. Transport Department 
65.62. Treasury 
66.63. Water Supplies Department 
  GPA/MOD/HKG/1 
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CHINA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/2
 
 
 
... 2004 (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 and Development Department 
10. Companies Registry 
11. Correctional Services Department 
12. Customs and Excise Department 
13. Department of Health 
14. Department of Justice 
15. Drainage Services Department 
16. Electrical and Mechanical Services Department 
17. Environmental Protection Department 
18. Fire Services Department 
19. Food and Environmental Hygiene Department 
20. Government Flying Service 
21. Government Laboratory 
22. Government Logistics Department 
23. Government Property Agency 
24. Government Secretariat 
25. Highways Department 
26. Home Affairs Department 
27.
 Hong Kong Monetary Authority 
28. Hong Kong Observatory 
29. Hong Kong Police Force (including Hong  Kong Auxiliary Police Force) GPA/MOD/HKG/1 
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... 2004 (WT/Let/...)  30. Hospital Services Department 
31. Immigration Department 
32. Independent Commission Against Corruption 
33. Information Services Department 
34. Inland Revenue Department 
35. Intellectual Property Department 
36. Invest Hong Kong 
37. Joint Secretariat fo r the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salari es and Conditions 
of Service 
38. Judiciary 
39. Labour Department 
40. Land Registry 
41. Lands Department 
42. Legal Aid Department 
43. Leisure and Cultural Services Department 
44. Marine Department 
45. Office of the Ombudsman 
46. Office of the Telecommunications Authority 
47. Official Receiver's Office 
48. Planning Department 
49. Post Office 
50. Public Service Commission 
51. Radio Television Hong Kong 
52. Rating and Valuation Department 
53. Registration and Electoral Office 
54. Secretariat, Independent Police Complaints Council 
55. Secretariat, Universi ty Grants Committee 
56. Social Welfare Department 
57. Student Financial Assistance Agency 
58. Technical Education and Indus trial Training Department 
59. Television and Entertainm ent Licensing Authority 
60. Trade and Industry Department 
61. Transport Department 
62. Treasury 
63. Water Supplies Department 
 
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