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GPA/MOD/HKG/8  
 
27 January 2016  
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Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
 PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDIX I OF HONG KONG, CHINA UNDER THE 
REVISED AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
COMMUNICATION FROM HONG KONG, CH INA PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XIX:11 OF THE  
REVISED AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
The following communication, dated 25 January 2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Hong Kong, China. 
 
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1. Pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article XIX of the revised Agreement on Government 
Procurement (hereinafter "the revised Agreement"), Hong Kong, China hereby notifies the Committee on Government Procurement of the following modification of a purely formal or minor 
nature relating to Annex 1 to Appendix I of the revised Agreement: 
 Rename the entity "Student Financial Assistan ce Agency" to "Student Finance Office", as 
shown in the attachments. 
2. The above-mentioned modification is the result of the following organizational change: 
 On 1 March 2015, the "Student Financial Assistance Agency", which is listed in Annex 1, 
was renamed the "Student Finance Office". 
3. The above modification does not alter the level of mutually agreed coverage provided in the 
revised Agreement.  
4. Attachment A to this document shows (in bold, strikeout or underlining) the proposed 
modification by Hong Kong, China to the correspondi ng page (page 2/2) of Annex 1 to Appendix I. 
Attachment B indicates how this page would appear after the proposed modification has been 
accepted.
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1 Article XIX:1 reads as follows: Notification of Proposed Modification  A Party shall notify the Committee 
of any proposed rectification, transfer  of an entity from one annex to anothe r, withdrawal of an entity or other 
modification of its annexes to Appendix I (any of which is hereinafter referred to as "modification"). The Party proposing the modification (hereinafter referred to as "modifying Party") shall include in the notification: (a) for 
any proposed withdrawal of an entity  from its annexes to Appendix I in exercise of its rights on the grounds 
that government control or influenc e over the entity's covered procurement has been effectively eliminated, 
evidence of such elimination; or (b) for any other proposed modification, information as to the likely 
consequences of the change for the mutually agr eed coverage provided for in this Agreement. 
2 Attachments A and B are in English only. GPA/MOD/HKG/8 
 
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APPENDIX I HONG KONG, CHINA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/2  
 
26 May 2014 (WT/Let/946) 39. Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil 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 Communications Authority; 48. Office of the Ombudsman; 
49. Official Receiver's Office; 
50. Planning Department; 51. Public Service Commission; 
52. Radio Television Hong Kong; 
53. Rating and Valuation Department; 54. Registration and Electoral Office; 
55. Secretariat, Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance; 
56. Social Welfare Department; 57. Student  Financial Assistance Agency Finance Office ; 
58. Trade and Industry Department; 
59. Transport Department; 
60. Treasury; 61. University Grants Committee Secretariat; 
62. Water Supplies Department. 
Note to Annex 1 This Agreement does not cover the procuremen t of armoured car services (CPC 87304) and 
telecommunications and related services (CPC  752+754) by the Chief Executive's Office. GPA/MOD/HKG/8 
 
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APPENDIX I HONG KONG, CHINA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/2  
 
… 2016 (WT/Let/…) 39. Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil 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 Communications Authority; 48. Office of the Ombudsman; 
49. Official Receiver's Office; 
50. Planning Department; 51. Public Service Commission; 
52. Radio Television Hong Kong; 
53. Rating and Valuation Department; 54. Registration and Electoral Office; 
55. Secretariat, Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance; 
56. Social Welfare Department; 57. Student Finance Office; 58. Trade and Industry Department; 
59. Transport Department; 
60. Treasury; 61. University Grants Committee Secretariat; 
62. Water Supplies Department. 
Note to Annex 1 This Agreement does not cover the procuremen t of armoured car services (CPC 87304) and 
telecommunications and related services (CPC  752+754) by the Chief Executive's Office. 
  
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