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 Exhibit 10.4 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of [MONTH DATE], [YEAR] (the “Effective Date”), is entered
between Genetron Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands (the “Company”) and [NAME] (the “Executive”). 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive wish to enter into an employment agreement whereby the Executive will be employed by the Company in
accordance with the terms and conditions stated below; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows: 

ARTICLE 1 
 EMPLOYMENT, DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES 
 Section 1.01. Employment. The Executive shall serve as the [TITLE] of the
Company. The Executive hereby accepts such employment and agrees to devote substantially all of the Executive’s time and efforts to promoting the interests of the Company. 

Section 1.02. Duties and Responsibilities. Subject to the supervision of and direction by the Board of
Directors of the Company, the Executive shall perform such duties as are similar in nature to those duties and services customarily associated with the positions set forth above. 

Section 1.03. Base of Operation. The Executive’s principal base of operation for the performance of his
duties and responsibilities under this Agreement shall be the offices of the Company in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), and at such other places as shall from time to time be reasonably necessary to fulfill the
Executive’s obligations hereunder. 
 ARTICLE 2 

TERM 

Section 2.01. Term. (a)    The term of this Agreement (the “Term”) shall be specified in a
separate agreement between the Executive and the Company’s designated subsidiary or affiliated entity (together with any confidentiality, non-solicitation and
non-compete agreement between the Executive and the Company’s designated subsidiary or affiliate entity, the “PRC Agreements”), unless renewed or extended by the agreement of the parties
hereto. 
 (b)    The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder violates or will violate the provisions of any other agreement to which the Executive is a party or by which the Executive is bound. 

(c)    If the PRC Agreements are terminated pursuant to the terms therein, the employment between the Executive and the Company pursuant
to this Agreement shall also be terminated unless mutually agreed by both parties. 
 ARTICLE 3 

COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES 

Section 3.01. Salary And Benefits. The Executive’s salary and benefits shall be determined by the
Company and shall be specified in the PRC Agreements. Unless otherwise provided in the PRC Agreements, the Executive’s salary and benefits are subject to annual review and adjustment by the Company. 

Section 3.02 Expenses. The Company will reimburse the Executive for reasonable documented business-related expenses
incurred by the Executive in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder during the Term, subject, however, to the Company’s policies relating to business-related expenses as in effect from time to time during the
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 Section 3.03. Stock Incentive Plan. The Executive shall be entitled to
participate during the Term in the share incentive plans of the Company, and any successors thereto, subject to the terms and provisions of such plans and the execution of the award agreements and other related agreements between the Company and the
Executive. 
 Section 3.04 Payer of Compensation. All compensation, salary, benefits and remuneration in this Agreement may be paid
by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated entities, as decided by the Company in its sole discretion. 
 ARTICLE 4 

EXCLUSIVITY, NON-COMPETE, CONFIDENTIALITY AND
NON-SOLICITATION 
 Section 4.01. Exclusivity. The Executive
agrees to perform his duties, responsibilities and obligations hereunder efficiently and to the best of his ability. The Executive agrees that the Executive will devote substantially all of the Executive’s working time, care and attention and
best efforts to such duties, responsibilities and obligations throughout the Term. The Executive agrees that all of his activities as an employee of the Company shall be in conformity with all present and future policies, rules and regulations
and directions of the Company not inconsistent with this Agreement. 
 Section 4.02. Intellectual Property. The Executive agrees that
Intellectual Property under this Agreement is the sole and exclusive property of the Company and further agrees to assign to the Company the ownership of all right, title and interest in Intellectual Property, including any Intellectual Property
conceived, created, and otherwise obtained by the Executive (i) during the Term relating to the work he performs within the scope of such Executive’s employment with the Company, (ii) within twelve (12) months after the Executive
retires or ends employment with the Company under the circumstances that such Intellectual Property relates to such Executive’s employment scope with the Company, and (iii) by using the resources of the Company during the Term. During the
Executive’s employment with the Company and within twelve (12) months after his employment with the Company terminates, the Executive has the obligation to inform the Company of any Intellectual Property within ten days of its creation and
the Executive has the obligation to assist the Company in its patent, copyright or trademark application related to the Intellectual Property. 

“Intellectual Property” means any and all intellectual property in any form or stage of development, including but not limited to any intellectual
property as specified in the PRC Agreements, any idea, concept, design, invention, method, process, system, model, software, know-how and any other subject matter, material or information that qualifies and/or
is considered by the Company to qualify for patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, or any other protection under the laws of PRC, the United States or Cayman Islands providing or creating intellectual property rights. 

Section 4.03. Non-Compete, Confidentiality and Non-Solicitation.

 (a) Non-compete. During the Executive’s employment with the Company and for
twenty-four (24) months after his employment with the Company terminates for any reason, the Executive will not (i) directly or indirectly be employed or self-employed in, engage in or own or hold any interest in (whether as an officer,
principal, director, employee, partner, shareholder, affiliate, agent, advisor, consultant, or otherwise) any business (including companies and entities located in the PRC (including, for the purpose of this section, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) as
specified in the PRC Agreements) that is in direct or indirect competition, or would compete, with any businesses conducted by the Company, its subsidiaries or its affiliated entities (the “Group”), or (ii) engage in other
activities that may cause conflicts with the interests of the Company. 

  
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 (b) Confidentiality. Throughout the course of the Executive’s employment with
the Company and within twenty-four (24) months after the termination of this Agreement, the Executive shall keep in strict confidence all non-public information relating to the business, financial
condition and other aspects of the Company, including but not limited to trade secrets, business methods, products, processes, procedures, development or experimental projects, plans, service providers, suppliers, customers and users, Intellectual
Property, information technology and any other information which is material to the Company’s business operations or is specified in the PRC Agreements, and except as authorized by the Company in writing, may not disclose or provide to any
person, firm, corporation or entity such non-public information, and may not use such non-public information for any purpose other than to fulfill his responsibilities
in the best interest of the Company. The Executive shall also comply with the Company’s corporate policies, the PRC Agreements and any other agreements on confidentiality that the Executive may enter into with the Group. This provision and such
other confidentiality policies and agreements are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Confidentiality Terms.” 
 (c) Non-Solicitation. During the Executive’s employment with the Company and for twenty-four (24) months after the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, the
Executive will not, directly or indirectly, solicit, encourage or assist or attempt to solicit, encourage or assist (either in his or her own name or on behalf of any other party) any person who, within a period of one year preceding the termination
of the Executive’s employment with the Company, is a customer, supplier, agent, employee or consultant of the Group, to terminate its relationship with the Group. 

ARTICLE 5 
 TERMINATION 

Section 5.01. Termination by Company. The Company shall have the right to terminate the Executive’s employment at any time with
“Cause” without any advance notice. For purposes of this Agreement, “Causes” shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the PRC Agreements. For purposes of this Section 5.01, no act or failure to act, on the part of
the Executive shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the act or omission of the Executive was in the best interest of the Company. The
Company may also terminate the Executive’s employment at any time with or without Cause by giving a 30 days’ prior written notice. 

Section 5.02. Termination by the Executive. The Executive shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time by giving a 30
days’ advance notice in writing pursuant to the terms hereof. During the probation period, where applicable, the Executive may terminate this Agreement by giving three days’ prior written notice to the Company. If the Executive terminates
the employment under this Section, the Company is not obliged to pay to the Executive any financial compensation for such termination. 

Section 5.03. Death. In the event the Executive passes away during the Term, this Agreement shall automatically terminate, such
termination to be effective on the date of the Executive’s death. 
 Section 5.04. Effect of Termination. (a) In the event of
termination of the Executive’s employment, whether before or after the Term, by either party for any reason, or by reason of the Executive’s death or disability, the Company shall pay to the Executive (or his beneficiary in the event of
his death) any base salary or other compensation earned but not paid to the Executive prior to the effective date of such termination. All other benefits due the Executive following the Executive’s termination of employment shall be determined
in accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the Company. 
 (b) In the event of termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company
other than for Cause, the Company shall pay to the Executive any additional amount as provided by applicable law. 

  
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 ARTICLE 6 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Section 6.01. Benefit Assignment; Assignment; Beneficiary. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and
be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns, including, without limitation, any corporation or person which may acquire all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or business, or with or into which the Company may be
consolidated or merged. This Agreement shall also inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Executive and the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and
legatees. If the Executive should die while any amount would still be payable to the Executive hereunder if the Executive had continued to live, all such amounts shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the Executive’s
beneficiary, devisee, legatee or other designee, or if there is no such designee, to the Executive’s estate. 
 Section 6.02. Notices.
Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if personally delivered or if sent by registered or certified mail, national overnight courier, or email. In the case of the Company, to the office or
email account of the Head of Human Resource Department; and in the case of the Executive, to the address or email account appearing on the employment records of the Company, from time to time. Any notice given hereunder shall be deemed to have been
given at the time of receipt thereof by the person to whom such notice is given. 
 Section 6.03. Entire Agreement;
Amendment. This Agreement and the PRC Agreements contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the terms and conditions of the Executive’s employment during the Term and supersede any and all prior
agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties hereto with respect to the employment of the Executive. For the avoidance of doubt, in case of any conflict between this Agreement and the PRC Agreements as to the
Executive’s compensation, the term of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Intellectual Property, the Executive’s non-compete, confidentiality and
non-solicitation obligations, and the termination of Executive’s employment, the PRC Agreements shall prevail. This Agreement may not be changed or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by
both of the parties hereto. 
 Section 6.04. Waiver. The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a continuing waiver or as a consent to or waiver of any subsequent breach hereof. 

Section 6.05. Headings. The article and section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, do
not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. 

Section 6.06. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the PRC. 
 Section 6.07. Agreement To Take Actions. Each party hereto shall
execute and deliver such documents, certificates, agreements and other instruments, and shall take such other actions, as may be reasonably necessary or desirable in order to perform his, her or its obligations under this Agreement or to effectuate
the purposes hereof. 
 Section 6.08. Arbitration. Any dispute between the parties hereto respecting the
meaning and intent of this Agreement or any of its terms and provisions shall be submitted to arbitration in Hong Kong, in accordance with the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Administered Arbitration Rules then in effect, and the
arbitration determination resulting from any such submission shall be final and binding upon the parties hereto. The arbitrator shall have no authority to award reasonable attorney’s fees to any party in any dispute subject to this
Section 6.08. Judgment upon any arbitration award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. 

Section 6.09. Survivorship. The respective rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall survive any
termination of this Agreement to the extent necessary to the intended preservation of such rights and obligations. 

Section 6.10. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision or provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. 

  
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 Section 6.11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed
in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 

Section 6.12. Corporate Authorization. The Company hereby represents that the execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement are within the corporate powers of the Company, and that the Chairman of its Board of Directors has the requisite authority to bind the Company hereby. 

Section 6.13. Withholding. All payments to the Executive hereunder shall be subject to withholding to the
extent required by applicable law. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has duly executed this Agreement as of the
date first above written. 
  

			
	GENETRON HOLDINGS LIMITED


  

			
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	


  

			
	EXECUTIVE
	
	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	



  
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