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GPA/MOD/HKG/5  
 
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Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
 PROPOSED MODIFICATIO NS 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 14  February 2014 , is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Hong Kong, C hina. 
 
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1.  Pursuant to paragraph  6(a) of Article  XXIV of the Agreement on Government Procurement 
(1994), Hong Kong, China  hereby notifies the Committee on Government Procurement of the 
following modifications of a purely formal or minor natur e relating to Annex  1 of Appendix  I of the 
Agreement:  
a. Rename the entity "Civil Aid Services " to "Civil Aid Service ". 
b. Replace the entities "Office of the Telecommunications Authority " and "Television and 
Entertainment Licensing Authority " with "Office of th e Communications Authority ". 
c. Rename the following entities from:  
i. "Post Office " to "Hongkong Post "; 
ii. "Secretariat, Independent Police Complaints Council " to "Independent Police 
Complaints Council "; and  
iii. "Secretariat, University Grants Committee " to "Universit y Grants Committee 
Secretariat ". 
2.  The above modifications arise from the following:  
a. The rectification of  the name of "Civil Aid Service ". 
b. The Office of the Telecommunications Authority and the Television and Entertainment 
Licensing Authority have merged to form the Office of the Communications Authority on 
1 April 2012. All functions, including procurement functions, of the Office of the 
Telecommunications Authority and the Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority 
have been taken up by the Office of the Communications Authority, except that the 
function of issuing entertainment licences has been transferred to the Home Affairs 
Department, which is already listed in Annex  1 of Appendix  I of the Agreement.  
                                               
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 information 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 p urely formal or minor nature, they shall become effective provided 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 event of agreement not being reached, the mat ter may be 
pursued in accordance with the provisions contained in Article  XXII. GPA/MOD/HKG/5  
 
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  c. The renaming of "Post Office ", "Secretariat, In dependent Police Complaints Council " and 
"Secretariat, University Grants Committee " to the new names specified in paragraph  1(c) 
above.  
3.  The above modifications do not alter the level of mutually agreed coverage provided in the 
Agreement.  
4.  Attachment  A to th is document shows (in bold, strikeout or underlining) the proposed 
modifications by Hong Kong, China to the corresponding page s of Annex  1 (pages 1/2 and 2/2) of 
Appendix  I. Attachment  B indicates how these pages would appear after the proposed 
modificatio ns have been accepted.2 
                                               
2 Attachments  A and B are in English only.  GPA/MOD/HKG/5  
 
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APPENDIX I  HONG KONG,  
CHINA  ANNEX 1  Page 1/2 
 
9 March 2005 (WT/Let/491)  
 ATTACHMENT A  
HONG KONG, CHINA  
(Authentic in the English language only)  
ANNEX 1  
Government Entities which Procure in Accordance   
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 130,000 SDR for goods and services other t han 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 Statistics Department  
7. Civil Aid Service s 
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 (incl uding Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force)  
30. Hongkong Post  
3031. Immigration Department  
3132. Independent Commission Against Corruption  
33. Independent Police Complaints Council  GPA/MOD/HKG/5  
 
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APPENDIX I  HONG KONG,  
CHINA  ANNEX 1  Page 2/2 
 
9 March 2005 (WT/Let/491)  
 3234. Information Services Department  
3335. Inland Revenue Department  
3436. Intellectual Property Department  
3537. Invest Hong Kong  
3638. Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salaries and 
Conditions of Service  
3739. Judiciary  
3840. Labour Department  
3941. Land Registry  
4042. Lands Department  
4143. Legal Aid Department  
4244. Leisure and Cultural Services Department  
4345. Marine Department  
46. Office of the Communications Authority  
4447. Office of the Ombudsman  
45. Office of the Telecommunications Authority  
4648. Official Receiver's Office  
4749. Plann ing Department  
48. Post Office  
4950. Public Service Commission  
5051. Radio Television Hong Kong  
5152. Rating and Valuation Department  
5253. Registration and Electoral Office  
53. Secretariat, Independent Police Complaints Council  
54. Secretariat, University  Grants Committee  
5554. Social Welfare Department  
5655. Student Financial Assistance Agency  
57. Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority  
5856. Trade and Industry Department  
5957. Transport Department  
6058. Treasury  
59. University Grants Committee S ecretariat  
6160. Water Supplies Department  GPA/MOD/HKG/5  
 
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APPENDIX I  HONG KONG,  
CHINA  ANNEX 1  Page 1 /2 
 
… 2014  (WT/Let/ …) ATTACHMENT B  
HONG KONG, CHINA  
(Authentic in the English language only)  
ANNEX 1  
Government Entities which Procure in Accordance  
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 130,000 SDR for goods a nd 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 Statistics Department  
7. Civil Aid Service  
8. Civil Aviation Department  
9. Civil Engineering and Development Department  
10. Companies Registry  
11. Correctional Services Department  
12. Customs and Excise Department  
13. Departme nt 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 Flyi ng 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)  
30. Hongkong Post  
31. Immigration Department  
32. Independent Commission Against Corruption  
33. Independent Police Complaints Council  GPA/MOD/HKG/5  
 
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APPENDIX I  HONG KONG,  
CHINA  ANNEX 1  Page 2 /2 
 
… 2014  (WT/Let/ …) 34. Information Services Department  
35. Inland Revenue Departmen t 
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 Televisi on Hong Kong  
52. Rating and Valuation Department  
53. Registration and Electoral Office  
54. Social Welfare Department  
55. Student Financial Assistance Agency  
56. Trade and Industry Department  
57. Transport Department  
58. Treasury  
59. University Grants Commi ttee Secretariat  
60. Water Supplies Department  
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