Company: TME
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000950170-25-056949
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Company: Tencent Music Entertainment Group
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 4
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 excluding information search and inquiry services and instant information interaction services)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Beijing Kuwo             March 5, 2026     
AVSP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Beijing Kuwo             January 29, 2028  
ICO License                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Beijing Kuwo             June 27, 2027     
License for Production and Operation of Radio and TV Programs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Beijing Kuwo             November 16, 2025 
Commercial Performance License                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Beijing Kuwo             December 25, 2026 
Publication Business Permit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Beijing Kuwo             January 20, 2031  
ICO License                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Tencent Music Shenzhen   July 16, 2027     
Commercial Performance License                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Tencent Music Shenzhen   October 9, 2025   
Publication Business Permit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Tencent Music Shenzhen   May 31, 2026      
Value-Added Telecommunication Business Operation License (business type: information services (internet information services only), including culture and publishing, excluding information search and inquiry services, and instant information interaction services)                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Shenzhen Lanren          September 17, 2029
ICO License                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Shenzhen Lanren          September 5, 2026 
License for Production and Operation of Radio and TV Programs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Shenzhen Lanren          August 21, 2025   
Publication Business Permit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Shenzhen Lanren          May 31, 2026      
Note:
As of the date of this annual report, Guangzhou Kugou has submitted an application to renew its AVSP and such application is being processed by the relevant authorities.
Regulations
The Group is subject to a variety of PRC laws, rules and regulations across a number of aspects of its business. The following is a summary of the principal PRC laws and regulations relating to the Group’s business and operations within the territory of the PRC.
Regulations on Foreign Investment
The Foreign Investment Law of the PRC adopted by the National People’s Congress on March 15, 2019 and its Implementing Regulation adopted by the State Council on December 26, 2019 became effective on January 1, 2020. Pursuant to the Foreign Investment Law of the PRC, China will grant national treatment to foreign invested entities, except for those foreign invested entities that operate in industries that fall within “restricted” or “prohibited” categories as prescribed in the “negative list” to be released