WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  
 
 
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Referencia:   WLI/100 1° de abril de 2005 
 
 
 
  
 
  
ACUERDO SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA 
HECHO EN MARRAKECH EL 15 DE ABRIL DE 1994 
 
CERTIFICACIÓN DE MODIFICACIONES DEL ACUERDO  
 
ENVÍO DE COPIAS AUTENTICADAS DE LAS PÁGINAS SUSTITUTIVAS 
 
DEL SISTEMA DE HOJAS AMOVIBLES PARA LOS APÉNDICES QUE  
CONTIENEN LAS MODIFICACIONES CERTIFICADAS  
DEL ACUERDO  
 
  Tengo el honor de remitirle adjuntas copias autenticadas de las pági nas sustitutivas 1/2 
y 2/2 del Anexo 1, 1/1 del Anexo 2 y 1/2 y 2/2 de las Notas Generales del Apéndice I que contienen 
las modificaciones certificadas.  
 
 Las modificaciones corresponden a Hong Kong, China y surten efecto a partir del 9 de 
marzo de 2005 . 
 
  
 
  
 
  
  Supachai Panitchpakdi 
  Director General  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 05-1313    WT/Let/491  
  
 
ACUERDO SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA 
HECHO EN MARRAKECH EL 15 DE ABRIL DE 1994 
 
CERTIFICACIÓN DE MODIFICACIONES DEL ACUERDO  
  
 Certifico por la presente que la s modificaciones de las páginas 1/2 y 2/2 del Anexo 1, 1/1 del 
Anexo 2 y 1/2 y 2/2 de las Notas Generales del Apéndice I del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública 
(1994) referentes a Hong Kong, China  que se notificaron al Comité de Contratación Pública 
(GPA/MOD/HKG/2) en virtud del procedimiento prev isto en el párrafo 6 del artículo XXIV surten 
efecto a partir del 9 de marzo de 2005 . 
 
 De conformidad con la Decisión adoptada por el Comité de Contratación Pública el 4 de junio 
de 1996 sobre el establecimiento de un sistema de hojas amovibles con efectos jurídicos para 
actualizar periódicamente los Apéndices del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública (GPA/M/2) y los 
procedimientos para las modificaciones del sistema de hojas amovibles (GPA/M/5), las modificaciones figuran en las páginas sustitutivas  del sistema de hojas amovibles que se adjuntan a 
la presente.  En consecuencia, las páginas adjunt as sustituyen a las páginas 1/2 y 2/2 del Anexo 1, 
1/1 del Anexo 2 y 1/2 y 2/2 de las Notas Generales del Apéndice I de Hong Kong, China en el 
sistema de hojas amovibles de los Apéndices, con sujeción a las Decisiones antes mencionadas. 
  La presente notificación se efectúa de conformidad con el párrafo 14 del artículo XXIV del 
Acuerdo. 
  La presente Certificación quedará depositada en poder del Director General de la 
Organización Mundial del Comercio, quien remitirá sin dilación una copia autenticada a cada Parte en 
el Acuerdo sobre Contratación P ública.  La certificación será registrada de conformidad con las 
disposiciones del Artículo 102 de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas. 
 
  Hecha en Ginebra el diecisiete de marzo de dos mil cinco. 
 
  
 
  
 
  Supachai Panitchpakdi 
  
  
 
  
Copia autenticada: 
  
 
  
 
  
Director General 
 APPENDIX I HONG KONG, 
CHINA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/2
 
 
9 March 2005 (WT/Let/491) HONG KONG, CHINA  
 
ANNEX 1 
 
Government Entities which Procure in Accordance 
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 130,000 SDR for goods and services other than construction services 
  5,000,000 SDR for construction services  List of Entities : 
 
1. Agriculture, Fisheries a nd Conservation Department 
2. Architectural Services Department 
3. Audit Commission 
4. Auxiliary Medical Services 
5. Buildings Department 
6. Census and Statistics Department 
7. Civil Aid Services 
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 (including Hong  Kong Auxiliary Police Force) 
30. Immigration Department 
31. Independent Commission Against Corruption 
32. Information Services Department 
33. Inland Revenue Department 
34. Intellectual Property DepartmentAPPENDIX I HONG KONG, 
CHINA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/2
 
9 March 2005 (WT/Let/491) 35. Invest Hong Kong 
36. Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civ il Service and Judicial Salaries and Conditions 
of Service 
37. Judiciary 
38. Labour Department 
39. Land Registry 
40. Lands Department 
41. Legal Aid Department 
42. Leisure and Cultural Services Department 
43. Marine Department 
44. Office of the Ombudsman 
45. Office of the Telecommunications Authority 
46. Official Receiver's Office 
47. Planning Department 
48. Post Office 
49. Public Service Commission 
50. Radio Television Hong Kong 
51. Rating and Valuation Department 
52. Registration and Electoral Office 
53. Secretariat, Independent Police Complaints Council 
54. Secretariat, Universi ty Grants Committee 
55. Social Welfare Department 
56. Student Financial Assistance Agency 
57. Television and Entertainm ent Licensing Authority 
58. Trade and Industry Department 
59. Transport Department 
60. Treasury 
61. Water Supplies Department 
  
 
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 APPENDIX I HONG KONG, 
CHINA  ANNEX 2 Page 1/1
 
 
9 March 2005 (WT/Let/491) ANNEX 2 
 
Government Entities which Procure in Accordance 
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
  Hong Kong, China has no Annex 2 entities. 
 APPENDIX I HONG KONG, 
CHINA  GENERAL NOTES Page 1/2
 
9 March 2005 (WT/Let/491)  
GENERAL CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ENTITIES AND SERVICES 
SPECIFIED IN ANNEXES 1 TO 5 
 
 
1. Notwithstanding anything in the Annexes 1-5, the Agreement shall not apply to: 
  - All consultancy and franchise arrangements  
 - Transportation of mail by air 
  - Statutory insurances including third party liabi lity in respect of vehicles and vessels and 
employer's liability insuranc e in respect of employees 
  - Purchase of office or residential acco mmodation by the Government Property Agency. 
 
2. Operators of telecommunications services may require licensing unde r the Telecommunication 
Ordinance.  Operators applying for the licence s are required to be established in Hong Kong 
under the Companies Ordinance. 
 
3. Hong Kong, China shall not be obliged to permit  the supply of such services cross-border, or 
through commercial presence or th e presence of natural persons. 
 4. The following services are excluded fr om the Financial Services under Annex 4 
 
 1.  CPC 81402  
   Insurance and pension consultancy services   2.  CPC 81339  
 
  Money broking 
  3.  CPC 8119+81323  
   Asset management, such as cash or portfolio management, all forms of collective 
investment management, pension fund mana gement, custodial depository and trust 
services. 
  4.  CPC 81339 or 81319  
   Settlement and clearing services for fina ncial assets, including securities, derivative 
products, and other negot iable instruments. APPENDIX I HONG KONG, 
CHINA  GENERAL NOTES Page 2/2
 
 
9 March 2005 (WT/Let/491)  
 5.  CPC 8131 or 8133  
 
  Advisory and other auxiliary financial services on all the activities listed in 
subparagraphs 5(a)(v) to ( xvi) in the Annex on Financia l Services in the General 
Agreement on Trade in Services, including credit reference and analysis, investment and portfolio research and advice, advice on acquisitions and on co rporate restructuring 
and strategy. 
 
 6.  CPC 81339+81333+81321  
   Trading for own account or for account of customers, whether on an exchange, in an 
over-the-counter market or otherwise, the following: 
 
  - money market instruments (cheques, bills, certificate of deposits, etc.) 
   - foreign exchange    - derivative products including, but  not limited to futures and options 
 
  - exchange rate and interest rate inst ruments, including products such as swaps, 
forward rate agreement, etc. 
   - transferable securities 
 
  - other negotiable instruments a nd financial assets , including bullion. 
 
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