Supplement V to the Measures for the Administration on Foreign Investment in Commercial Fields

In order to establish a closer economic partnership between Hong Kong, Macao and the Mainland, and encourage service providers from Hong Kong and Macao to establish commercial enterprises in the Mainland, in accordance with the Supplement VIII to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) and Supplement VIII to the Mainland and Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, the Measures for the Administration on Foreign Investment in Commercial Fields (Decree No. 4, 2012 of the Ministry of Commerce) is hereby announced as follows: 

1. Service providers from Hong Kong and Macao opening more than 30 stores in China, and selling different types and brands of food from different suppliers are allowed to operate as wholly foreign-owned enterprises on pilot basis. The said operations are limited within Guangdong Province.