RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/FIN/W/12/Add.14
15August 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3422)
Original: English Committee onTrade inFinancial Services
COMMUNICATION FROM MACAU
Initial Offer onFinancial Services
Addendum
ThefollowingcommunicationiscirculatedattherequestofMacautoMembersoftheCommittee
onTrade inFinancial Services.
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Macau herby submits itsinitial offer ofSpecific Commitments onFinancial Services. This
initial offer shallbeconsidered asareplacement oftheprevious valid offer inFinancial Services.
Theattached initial offerreflects legislative andregulatory changes thathaveoccurred since
1994andthusfurther improves theveryliberal regime Macau provides inthefinancial services sector.
Theimprovement contained intheinitial offer include:
a. Commitments inthecross-border supply andconsumption abroad ofallinsurance and
insurance related services; and
b. Commitmentsincross-bordersupplyofbankingandotherfinancialservices,concerning
limitations onnational treatment.
Thisinitial offerisconditional andMacau reserves therighttomodify orwithdraw allorpart
ofthecommitment atanytimeprior totheconclusion ofthenegotiations.
Furthermore, Macau reserves therighttomake anytechnical changes totheoffer, correct any
errors, omissions orinaccuracies initatanytimeprior totheconclusion ofthenegotiations.S/FIN/W/12/Add.14
Page2MACAU
SCHEDULE OFSPECIFIC COMMITMENTS -INITIAL OFFER OFFINANCIAL SERVICES
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES
A. AllInsurance and
Insurance-Related Services
a)Life, accident and
health insurance
services; and
b)Non-life insurance
services.(1) Unbound
(2) None other thancompulsory insurances,
likethird party liability inrespect of
vehicles andpublicity andpropaganda
materials, employer 'sliability inrespect
ofemployees, professional liability of
travel agents, etc., must bepurchased
from insurers authorised tooperate in
Macau.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None other thanunder theMacau
Insurance Companies Ordinance onlya
corporate entity ispermitted toconduct
insurance business inMacau, after
obtaining thenecessary licence.
Commercial presence maybeintheform
ofalocally incorporated subsidiary,
branch orrepresentative office.
However, arepresentative office isnot
permitted tocarry oninsurance business.
(4) Unbound except fortransfer ofCEO,
alternate CEO, directors, specialists and
other staffwhoarenotavailable inthe
local labour market.(3) None other thanthegeneral-manager of
thebranch ofaninsurer incorporated
overseas must beresident inMacau.
(4) None other thantheindividual must
satisfy therequirements ofimmigration
law.S/FIN/W/12/Add.14
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
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(c) Reinsurance and
retrocession(1) None
(2) None
(3) None other thanunder theMacau
Insurance Companies Ordinance onlya
corporate entity ispermitted toconduct
reinsurance business inMacau.
Commercial presence ofreinsurers may
beintheform ofalocally incorporated
subsidiary, branch orrepresentative
office. However, arepresentative office
isnotpermitted toretain anyportion of
reinsurance premiums.
(4) Unbound except fortransfer ofCEO,
alternate CEO, directors, specialists and
other staffwhoisnotavailable inthe
local labour market.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None other thanthegeneral-manager of
theauthorised reinsurer hastoberesident
inMacau.
(4) None, other thantheindividual must
satisfy therequirements ofimmigration
law.
(d) Services auxiliary to
insurance (including
broking andagency
services)(1) None, other thaninsurance intermediaries
(brokers, agents andsalesmen) need to
obtain licence prior tocommencement of
business.
(2) None
(3) None other thanonlyacompany canbe
permitted toactasabroker ora
corporate agent.(1) None other thanindividuals (agents and
salesmen) must beresidents inMacau.
(2) None
(3) None other thanthegeneral-manager or
representative ofanoverseas broker firm
orofthecorporate agent must beresident
inMacau.S/FIN/W/12/Add.14
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
(4) None inrelation toconsultancy services,
lossadjusters andother services which do
notinvolve theselling ofinsurance or
carrying onofinsurance intermediary
business.(4) None other thantheindividual must
satisfy therequirements ofimmigration
law.
B. Banking andOther
Financial Services
(excluding insurance)
(a)Acceptance ofdeposits
andother repayable
funds from thepublic.(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) None other thanthatcommercial presence
must taketheform ofbranch or
subsidiary, dulyauthorised tocarry onthe
activities ofabanking institution.
Under thepresent Financial System Act
ofMacau, banks incorporated overseas
mayapply foralicense tooperate afull-
licence oroffshore licence branch or
subsidiary.
Thepresent main authorization criterias
are:
-Minimum paid-up share capital for
locally incorporated bank, or
minimum specified assets forbranch
ofabank incorporated overseas.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None other than: a)abank incorporated
overseas authorised under theFinancial
System Acttoopen abranch must appoint
achief executive officer andatleast one
alternate CEO, each ofwhom must be
resident inMacau; b)asubsidiary ofa
bank incorporated overseas authorised
under theFinancial System Actmust have
atleast 3directors, twoofwhom must be
residents inMacau.S/FIN/W/12/Add.14
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
-Ability oftheinstitution toguarantee
thesafety ofthefunds.
-Adequacy oftheobjectives ofthe
applicant withtheeconomic and
financial policies pursued bythe
local government.
-Financial operations must be
developed inaccordance withthe
Financial System Act,which follows
therecommendations oftheBasle
Committee.
Asfull-licence branch orsubsidiary, it
mayapply forauthorization toopen sub-
branches orbranches andtoinstall
ATMs.
Other thanbranch orsubsidiary, abank
incorporated overseas mayapply fora
authorization toopen arepresentative
office. Such office isprohibited from
taking deposits orfrom undertaking any
kindofbanking business.
(4) Unbound except fortransfer ofCEO,
alternate CEO, directors, specialists and
other staffwhoisnotavailable inthe
local labour market.(4) None other thantheindividual must
satisfy therequirements ofimmigration
law.S/FIN/W/12/Add.14
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
(b) Lending ofalltypes,
including inter alia,
consumer credit, mortgage
credit, factoring and
financing ofcommercial
transaction.(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) None other thanthatcommercial presence
must taketheform ofanauthorised credit
institution.
(4) Unbound except fortransfer ofCEO,
alternate CEO, directors, specialists and
other staffwhoarenotavailable inthe
local labour market.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None other than: a)abank incorporated
overseas authorised under theFinancial
System Acttoopen abranch must appoint
achief executive officer andatleast one
alternate CEO, each ofwhom must be
resident inMacau; b)asubsidiary ofa
bank incorporated overseas authorised
under theFinancial System Actmust have
atleast 3directors, twoofwhom must be
residents inMacau.
(4) None other thantheindividual must
satisfy therequirements ofimmigration
law.
(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) None other thanthatcommercial presence
must taketheform ofanauthorised credit
institution, oralocally incorporated
financial leasing company withatleast the
required minimum paid-up share capital.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None other than: a)abank incorporated
overseas authorised under theFinancial
System Acttoopen abranch must appoint
achief executive officer andatleast on
alternate CEO, each ofwhom must be
resident inMacau; b)asubsidiary ofa
bank incorporated overseas orafinancial
leasing company authorised under
Financial System Actmust have atleast 3
directors, twoofwhom must beresidents
inMacau.S/FIN/W/12/Add.14
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
(4) Unbound except fortransfer ofCEO,
alternate CEO, directors, specialists and
other staffwhoarenotavailable inthe
local labour market.(4) None other thantheindividual must
satisfy therequirements ofimmigration
law.
(d) Allpayment andmoney
transmission services.(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) None other thanthatcommercial presence
must taketheform of:a)anauthorised
branch ofbank incorporated overseas or
locally incorporated bank; b)an
authorised locally incorporated cash
remittance company.
(4) Unbound except fortransfer ofCEO,
alternate CEO, directors, specialists and
other staffwhoarenotavailable inthe
local labour market.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None other than: a)abank incorporated
overseas authorised under theFinancial
System Acttoopen abranch must appoint
achief executive officer andatleast one
alternate CEO, each ofwhom must be
resident inMacau; b)asubsidiary ofa
bank incorporated overseas authorised
under theFSA must have atleast 3
directors, twoofwhom must beresidents
inMacau; c)alocally incorporated cash
remittance company authorised under the
FSA must have onegeneral-manager
resident inMacau.
(4) None other thantheindividual must
satisfy therequirements ofimmigration
law.S/FIN/W/12/Add.14
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
(e) Guarantees and
commitments.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None other thanthatcommercial presence
must taketheform ofabranch or
subsidiary, dulyauthorised tocarry onthe
activities ofacredit institution.
(4) Unbound except fortransfer ofCEO,
alternate CEO, directors, specialists and
other staffwhoarenotavailable inthe
local labour market.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None other than: a)abank incorporated
overseas authorised under theFinancial
System Acttoopen abranch must appoint
achief executive officer andatleast one
alternate CEO, each ofwhom must be
resident inMacau; b)asubsidiary ofa
bank incorporated overseas authorised
under theFSA must have atleast 3
directors, twoofwhom must beresidents
inMacau;
(4) None other thantheindividual must
satisfy therequirements ofimmigration
law.S/FIN/W/12/Add.14
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
(f) Trading forownaccount or
foraccount ofcustomers,
whether onanexchange, in
anover-the-counter market
orotherwise, thefollowing:
-Money market
instruments (cheques,
bills, certificates of
deposits, etc.)
-Foreign exchange.
-Derivative products,
including butnot
limited to,futures and
options.
-Exchange rateand
interest rate
instruments, including
products such as
swaps, forward rate
agreements, etc.
-Transferable securities
-Other negotiable
instruments and
financial assets,
including bullion.(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) None other thanthatcommercial presence
must taketheform ofabranch or
subsidiary, dulyauthorised tocarry onthe
activities ofacredit institution.
(4) Unbound except fortransfer ofCEO,
alternate CEO, directors, specialists and
other staffwhoarenotavailable inthe
local labour market.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None other than: a)abank incorporated
overseas authorised under theFinancial
System Acttoopen abranch must appoint
achief executive officer andatleast one
alternate CEO, each ofwhom must be
resident inMacau; b)asubsidiary ofa
bank incorporated overseas authorised
under theFSA must have atleast 3
directors, twoofwhom must beresidents
inMacau;
(4) None other thantheindividual must
satisfy therequirements ofimmigration
law.S/FIN/W/12/Add.14
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
(g) Participation inissues ofall
kinds ofsecurities,
including under-writing
andplacement asagent
(whether ofservice related
tosuch issues publicly or
privately) andprovision of
services related tosuch
issues.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None other thanthatcommercial presence
must taketheform ofabranch or
subsidiary, dulyauthorised tocarry onthe
activities ofacredit institution.
(4) Unbound except fortransfer ofCEO,
alternate CEO, directors, specialists and
other staffwhoarenotavailable inthe
local labour market.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None other than: a)abank incorporated
overseas authorised under theFinancial
System Acttoopen abranch must appoint
achief executive officer andatleast one
alternate CEO, each ofwhom must be
resident inMacau; b)asubsidiary ofa
bank incorporated overseas authorised
under theFSA must have atleast 3
directors, twoofwhom must beresidents
inMacau;
(4) None other thantheindividual must
satisfy therequirements ofimmigration
law.S/FIN/W/12/Add.14
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
(h) Money broking. (1) None
(2) None
(3) None other thanthatcommercial presence
must taketheform ofabranch or
subsidiary, dulyauthorised tocarry onthe
activities ofacredit institution.
(4) Unbound except fortransfer ofCEO,
alternate CEO, directors, specialists and
other staffwhoarenotavailable inthe
local labour market.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None other than: a)abank incorporated
overseas authorised under theFinancial
System Acttoopen abranch must appoint
achief executive officer andatleast one
alternate CEO, each ofwhom must be
resident inMacau; b)asubsidiary ofa
bank incorporated overseas authorised
under theFSA must have atleast 3
directors, twoofwhom must beresidents
inMacau;
(4) None other thantheindividual must
satisfy therequirements ofimmigration
law.S/FIN/W/12/Add.14
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Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
(i) Asset management, such as
cashorportfolio
management, allforms of
collective investment
management, pension fund
management, custodial,
depository andtrust
services.(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) None other thanthatcommercial presence
must taketheform ofabranch or
subsidiary, dulyauthorised tocarry out
theactivities ofacredit institution.
(4) Unbound except fortransfer ofCEO,
alternate CEO, directors, specialists and
other staffwhoarenotavailable inthe
local labour market.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None other than: a)abank incorporated
overseas authorised under theFinancial
System Acttoopen abranch must appoint
achief executive officer andatleast one
alternate CEO, each ofwhom must be
resident inMacau; b)asubsidiary ofa
bank incorporated overseas authorised
under theFSA must have atleast 3
directors, twoofwhom must beresidents
inMacau;
(4) None other thantheindividual must
satisfy therequirements ofimmigration
law.S/FIN/W/12/Add.14
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Commitments
(j) Settlement andclearing
services forfinancial assets,
including securities,
derivatives products, and
other negotiable
instruments.(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) None other thanthatcommercial presence
must taketheform ofabranch or
subsidiary, dulyauthorised tocarry out
theactivities ofacredit institution.
(4) Unbound except fortransfer ofCEO,
alternate CEO, directors, specialists and
other staffwhoarenotavailable inthe
local labour market.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None other than: a)abank incorporated
overseas authorised under theFinancial
System Acttoopen abranch must appoint
achief executive officer andatleast one
alternate CEO, each ofwhom must be
resident inMacau; b)asubsidiary ofa
bank incorporated overseas authorised
under theFSA must have atleast 3
directors, twoofwhom must beresidents
inMacau;
(4) None other thantheindividual must
satisfy therequirements ofimmigration
law.
(k) Advisory andother
auxiliary financial services
onalltheactivities listed in
5(a)subparagraphs v)to
xv),oftheAnnex on
Financial Services,
including credit reference
andanalysis, investment
andportfolio research and
advice, advice on
acquisitions andon
corporate restructuring and
strategy.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) None(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) None other thantheindividual must
satisfy therequirements ofimmigration
law.S/FIN/W/12/Add.14
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(l) Provision andtransfer of
financial information, and
financial dataprocessing
andrelated software by
providers ofother financial
services.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) None(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) None other thantheindividual must
satisfy therequirements ofimmigration
law.