WT/TPR/OV/23/Corr.1  
7 December 2020  
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Trade Policy Review Body   
 
 
OVERVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS  IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRADING ENVIRONMENT  
ANNUAL REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR -GENERAL1 
(Mid-October  2019 to mid -October  2020) 
Corrigendum  
In Annex 4 the following measure on page 228 should read:  
ANNEX 4  – MEASURES AFFECTING TRADE IN SERVICES2 
(MID-OCTOBER 2019 TO MID -OCTOBER 2020)  
Measure  Mode(s) 
of supply  Sectoral 
classification  Source  Date  Verified 
by 
Member  
Hong Kong, China  
A new pilot scheme 
allows nationals of 
countries who may visit 
Hong Kong, China visa -
free and who possess a 
"Letter of proof" issued 
by a qualified arbitral 
institution to participate 
in arbitral proceedings 
in Hong Kong, China as 
visitors, without having 
to obtain employment 
visas.  The pilot scheme 
will be reviewed after 
two years.  Mode 4  Business 
services  Pilot Scheme on 
Facilitation for Persons 
Participating in Arbitral 
Proceedings in Hong 
Kong. 
 
Viewed at:  
https://www.info.gov.hk
/gia/general/202006/29/
P2020062900772.htm  Effective 
29 June 
2020 YES 
 
 
1 This Report covers the period mid -October 2019 to mid -October 2020. It is presented pursuant to 
Paragraph G of the Trade Policy Review Mechanism mandate and aims to assist the Trade Policy Review Body 
to undertake its annual overview of developments in th e international trading environment that are having an 
impact on the multilateral trading system. The Report is issued under the sole responsibility of the 
Director -General. It has no legal effect on the rights and obligations of Members, nor does it have any legal 
implications with respect to the conformity of any measure noted in the Report with any WTO Agreements or 
any provisions thereof.  
2 The inclusion of any measure in this Annex implies no judgement by the WTO Secretariat, either direct 
or indirect,  on the consistency of any measure referred to with the provisions of any WTO agreement.  WT/TPR/OV/23/Corr.1  
 
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  In Annex 5 the following measure on page 265 should be deleted : 
ANNEX 5 – COVID -19 TRADE AND TRADE -RELATED MEASURES ( GOODS)3 
(MID-OCTOBER  2019 TO MID -OCTOBER  2020) 
Recorded, but not confirmed information4 
Member/  Measure  Source/Date  Status  Observer  
Hong 
Kong, 
China  Temporary import ban of 
certain poultry meat from 
Brazil, due to the COVID -19 
pandemic  ANSA - Spanish Service (BASP) (18 August 2020)   
__________  
 
3 This table has been compiled by the WTO Secretariat and is an informal situation report and an 
attempt to provide transparency with respect to measures affecting tra de in goods taken in the context of the 
COVID -19 crisis. It does not pass judgment on or questions the right of WTO members to take such actions. 
The Secretariat has not sought to determine and indicate whether the measures listed in the table have trade -
restrictive or trade -facilitating effects. The information in this table is not exhaustive and does not include 
information on general support measures. The measures listed in this table provide a situation report up to 15 
October  2020. A consistent feature  of the trade and trade -related measures taken in response to the COVID -19 
crisis has been the frequent changes, adjustments and occasional roll -back of such measures to reflect the 
evolving situation. The updated lists of measures implemented in the conte xt of the current pandemic are 
available on the COVID -19 page of the WTO website: 
https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/covid19_e/trade_related_goods_measure_e. htm.  
4 This section includes information which has been obtained from public sources but has not yet been 
confirmed by the delegation concerned.