RESTRICTED  ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL  
DEL COMERCIO  GPA/MOD/HKG/2 
7 de febrero de 2005 
 
 (05-0484) 
Comité de Contratación Pública Original:   inglés 
  
 
MODIFICACIONES PROPUESTAS DEL APÉNDICE I  
DE HONG KONG, CHINA  
 
Comunicación de Hong Kong, China, de conformidad con el
 
apartado a) del párrafo 6 del artículo XXIV1 del ACP  
 
 
 La siguiente comunicación de la delegación de  Hong Kong, China, de fecha 3 de febrero  
de 2005, se distribuye a las Partes en el Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública.  
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 1. De conformidad con el apartado a) del pá rrafo 6 del artículo XXI V del Acuerdo sobre 
Contratación Pública (1994), Hong Kong, China, notif ica por la presente al Comité de Contratación 
Pública las siguientes modificaciones de carácter pur amente formal o menores relativas al Apéndice I 
del Acuerdo: 
  a) Suprímase lo siguiente en el Anexo 1:    - "Hospital Services Department" 
  - "Technical Education and Industrial Training Department". 
  b) Suprímase la palabra "Central" del títu lo del Anexo 1;  sustitúyase la palabra 
"Sub-central" en el título del Anexo 2 por  "Government";  y sustitúyase la nota 
"Non-applicable for Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong, China does not have any sub-central entities)" en el Anexo 2 por "H ong Kong, China has no Annex 2 entities". 
 
 c) Suprímase el párrafo 2 de las Notas Generales del Apéndice I;  y sustitúyase 
"Hong Kong Government" en el párrafo 4 de  las Notas Generales del Apéndice I por 
"Hong Kong, China". 
 
2. Las modificaciones mencionadas supra obedecen a lo siguiente: 
 
                                                     
 
1 El texto del apartado a) del párrafo 6 del artíc ulo XXIV ("Rectificacione s o enmiendas") es el 
siguiente:  Rectificaciones o enmiendas  a) Las rectificaciones, las transferencias de entid ades de un Anexo a otro 
o, en casos excepcionales, las enmiendas de otro tipo que  afecten a los Apéndices I a IV serán notificadas al 
Comité, y en la notificación se facilitará información en  cuanto a las probables consecuencias del cambio en el 
alcance mutuamente convenido previsto en el Acuerdo.  La s rectificaciones, transferencias o enmiendas de otro 
tipo de carácter puramente formal o menores surtirán ef ecto a condición de que en un plazo de 30 días no se 
presente objeción a ellas.  De no ser así, el Presidente  del Comité convocará prontamente una reunión del Comité.  
El Comité examinará la propuesta y las posibles demandas de  arreglos compensatorios, con el fin de mantener un 
equilibrio de derechos y obligaciones y un nivel compar able del alcance mutuamente convenido previsto en el 
presente Acuerdo antes de la notificación de que se trate.   En caso de que no se llegue a un acuerdo, podrá llevarse 
adelante la cuestión con arreglo a las disposiciones del artículo XXII. GPA/MOD/HKG/2 
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  a) El "Hospital Services Department" fue di suelto el 1° de abril de 1999, asumiendo 
todas sus funciones, inclui das las de contratación, el "Department of Health",  que ya 
figura en el Anexo 1 del Apéndice I del Acuerdo. 
  b) El "Technical Education and Industrial Tr aining Department" fue disuelto el 1° de 
abril de 1999, asumiendo todas sus funciones, incluidas las de contratación, el 
"Education Department".  Como se notific ó al Comité mediante el documento 
GPA/W/256, de fecha 5 de marzo de 2003, y certificó el Director General de la OMC a través del documento WT/Let/444, de fecha 30 de abril de 2003,
 el "Education 
Department" se fusionó con la "Education a nd Manpower Bureau of the Government 
Secretariat" (Oficina de Educación y Mano de Obra de la Secretaría del Gobierno ) el 
28 de febrero de 2003; todas las funciones de contratación que antes realizaba el 
"Education Department" son asumidas por la "Government Secretariat", que ya figura 
en el Anexo 1 del Apéndice I del Acuerdo. 
 
 c) Hong Kong, China no tiene un sistem a de gobierno de dos niveles.  Las 
modificaciones del texto descritas en el apartado 1 b) supra  pretenden reflejar este 
hecho. 
  d) El párrafo 2 de las Notas Generale s del Apéndice I ya no es aplicable, como 
consecuencia de la aplicación de un acuerdo, de fecha 20 de enero de 1998, suscrito 
entre el Gobierno y la "Hong Kong Teleco mmunications International Ltd." (HKTI), 
que preveía la entrega anticipada para el 31 de marzo de 1998 de la licencia de HKTI 
a que hace referencia el párrafo 2 de las Notas Gene rales.  Se aprovecha la 
oportunidad para perfeccionar el párrafo 4 de las Notas Generales del Apéndice I. 
 
3. Ninguna de las modificaciones mencionadas supra  modifica el nivel del alcance mutuamente 
convenido previsto en el Acuerdo.  4. Por consiguiente, los Anexos 1 y 2 y las Notas Generales del Apéndice I de Hong Kong, 
China, deberán modificarse conforme al Suplemen to A del presente documento (versión subrayada).  
El Suplemento B contiene las páginas pertinent es del sistema de hojas amovibles tal como quedarían 
una vez aceptadas las modificaciones.
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2 Los suplementos existen únicamente en inglés. 
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5 August  2004 (WT/Let/476)  ATTACHMENT A 
 
HONG KONG, CHINA  
 
ANNEX 1 
 
Central 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 and Conservation Department 
2. Architectural Services Department 3. Audit Commission 
4. Auxiliary Medical Services 
5. Buildings Department 6. Census and Stat istics 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 Mechanic al 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 Ho ng Kong Auxiliary Police Force) 
30.
 Hospital Services Department  
31.30. Immigration Department 
32.31. Independent Commission Against Corruption 
33.32. Information Services Department 
34.33. Inland Revenue Department GPA/MOD/HKG/2 
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5 August 2004 (WT/Let/476)
 35.34. Intellectual Property Department 
36.35. Invest Hong Kong 
37.36. Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Servic e and Judicial Sala ries and Conditions 
of Service 
38.37. Judiciary 
39.38. Labour Department 
40.39. Land Registry 
41.40. Lands Department 
42.41. Legal Aid Department 
43.42. Leisure and Cultural Services Department 
44.43. Marine Department 
45.44. Office of the Ombudsman 
46.45. Office of the Telecommunications Authority 
47.46. Official Receiver's Office 
48.47. Planning Department 
49.48. Post Office 
50.49. Public Service Commission 
51.50. Radio Television Hong Kong 
52.51. Rating and Valuation Department 
53.52. Registration and Electoral Office 
54.53. Secretariat, Independent Police Complaints Council 
55.54. Secretariat, Universi ty Grants Committee 
56.55. Social Welfare Department 
57.56. Student Financial Assistance Agency 
58. Technical Education and I ndustrial Training Department  
59.57. Television and Entertai nment Licensing Authority 
60.58. Trade and Industry Department 
61.59. Transport Department 
62.60. Treasury 
63.61. Water Supplies Department 
   GPA/MOD/HKG/2 
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1 March 2000 (WT/Let/ 330)  
ANNEX 2 
 
Sub-Central Government Entities which Procure in Accordance 
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
  Non
-applicable for Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong, China does not have any sub -central entities).  
Hong Kong, China has no Annex 2 entities.  
 GPA/MOD/HKG/2 
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1
 March 2000 (WT/Let/ 330)  
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 liab ility 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.
 Hong K ong's commitments on telecomm unications services are subject to the terms of the 
licence held by Hong Kong Telecommunicat ions International Ltd. (HKTI) until 
30 September  2006 for the exclusive provision of extern al telecommunications circuits and 
certain external telecommunications services.  The exclusive services covered by the licence are 
listed below.  
 
 (a) Circuits by radio for the provision of ex ternal public telecomm unications services.  
  
(b) The operation of circuits by  submarine cable for the prov ision of external public 
telecommunications services.  
 
 (c) External and internal Public Telegram Service.  
  
(d) External and internal Public Telex Service.  
  
(e) External public telephone services to subs cribers to the Public Switched Telephone 
Network by  radio, submarine cable and such overland cables as are authorized.  
  
(f) External dedicated and leased telephone circu it services by radio, submarine cable and 
such overland cables as are authorized.  
 
 (g) External dedicated and leased circuits for - 
  
  telegraph  
   data 
   facsimile.  
 
 (h) Hong Kong coast stations and coast earth stat ions of the Maritime Mobile service and 
Maritime Mobile - Satellite Service.  
  GPA/MOD/HKG/2 
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1 March 2000 (WT/Let/ 330)  (i) Hong Kong Aeronautical Stations  of the Aeronautical Mobile Service and Aeronautical  
Mobi le - Satellite Service for radio communications  services between aircraft operating 
agencies and their aircraft in flight.  
  
(j) International telecommunications servic es routed in transit via Hong Kong.  
 
 (k) Except to the extent that the Governor -in-Coun cil may from time to time otherwise in 
writing direct, external television and voice  programme transmission services to and 
from Hong Kong.  
 
3.2. Operators of telecommunications services may require licensing under the Telecommunication 
Ordinance.  Operators applying for the licences are required to be established in Hong Kong 
under the Companies Ordinance. 
 4.
3. Hong Kong Government Hong Kong, China shall not be obliged to permit the supply of such 
services cross-border, or through commercial pr esence or the presence of natural persons. 
 5.
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 por tfolio 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. 
 
 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 A nnex on Financial 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 corporate restructuring 
and strategy. 
 GPA/MOD/HKG/2 
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1
 March 2000 (WT/Let/ 330)  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. 
   GPA/MOD/HKG/2 
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... 2005 (WT/Let/...)  ATTACHMENT B 
 
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 Department GPA/MOD/HKG/2 
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... 2005 (WT/Let/...)
 35. Invest Hong Kong 
36. Joint Secretariat fo r the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salari es 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  GPA/MOD/HKG/2 
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... 2005 (WT/Let/...)   
ANNEX 2 
 
Government Entities which Procure in Accordance 
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
  Hong Kong, China has no Annex 2 entities.  GPA/MOD/HKG/2 
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... 2005 (WT/Let/...)
  
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 liab ility 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 under the Telecommunication 
Ordinance.  Operators applying for the licences 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 por tfolio 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.  GPA/MOD/HKG/2 
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... 2005 (WT/Let/...)   
 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 A nnex on Financial 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 corporate 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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