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GPA/MOD/HKG/7  
 
27 January 2016  
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Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDIX I OF HONG KONG, CHINA 
COMMUNICATION FROM HONG KONG, CH INA PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XXIV:6(a)1 OF THE GPA 
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 6(a) of Article XXIV of the Agreement on Government Procurement 
(1994) (hereinafter "the 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 to the 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 
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 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 modifications relating to Appendices I through 
IV shall be notified to the Committee, along with info rmation as to the likely consequences of the change for 
the mutually agreed coverage provided in this Agreement.  If the rectifications, transfers or other modifications are of a purely formal or minor natu re, they shall become effective provid ed there is no objection within 30 
days.  In other cases, the Chairman of the Committee shall promptly convene a meeting of the Committee.  
The Committee shall consider the proposal and any cl aim for compensatory adjustments, with a view to 
maintaining a balance of rights and obligations and a comparable level of mutually agreed coverage provided in 
this Agreement prior to such notification.  In the ev ent of agreement not being reached, the matter may be 
pursued in accordance wi th the provisions contained in Article XXII. 
2 Attachments A and B are in English only. GPA/MOD/HKG/7 
 
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APPENDIX I HONG KONG, 
CHINA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/2  
 
23 March 2014 (WT/Let/940)  34. Information Services Department 
35. Inland Revenue Department 36. Intellectual Property Department 
37. Invest Hong Kong 
38. Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service 
39. Judiciary 
40. Labour Department 41. Land Registry 42. Lands Department 
43. Legal Aid Department 
44. Leisure and Cultural Services Department 45. Marine Department 
46. Office of the Communications Authority 
47. Office of the Ombudsman 48. Official Receiver's Office 
49. Planning Department 
50. Public Service Commission 51. Radio Television Hong Kong 52. Rating and Valuation Department 
53. Registration and Electoral Office 
54. Social Welfare Department 55. Student  Financial Assistance Agency Finance Office  
56. Trade and Industry Department 
57. Transport Department 58. Treasury 
59. University Grants Committee Secretariat 
60. Water Supplies Department  GPA/MOD/HKG/7 
 
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APPENDIX I HONG KONG, 
CHINA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/2  
 
… 2016 (WT/Let/…) 34. Information Services Department 
35. Inland Revenue Department 36. Intellectual Property Department 
37. Invest Hong Kong 
38. Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service 
39. Judiciary 
40. Labour Department 41. Land Registry 42. Lands Department 
43. Legal Aid Department 
44. Leisure and Cultural Services Department 45. Marine Department 
46. Office of the Communications Authority 
47. Office of the Ombudsman 48. Official Receiver's Office 
49. Planning Department 
50. Public Service Commission 51. Radio Television Hong Kong 52. Rating and Valuation Department 
53. Registration and Electoral Office 
54. Social Welfare Department 55. Student Finance Office 
56. Trade and Industry Department 
57. Transport Department 58. Treasury 
59. University Grants Committee Secretariat 
60. Water Supplies Department   
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