Guide to Doing Business in China (hktdc.com)

Extract from Guide to Doing Business in China

November 2004

1. Foreign Investment Management
	1.1 Application Procedures for Establishment of Sino-Foreign Equity JV and Contractual JV Enterprises (in the case of Guangdong)
	1.2 Application Procedures for Establishment of Foreign Enterprises
	1.3 Procedures for Establishment of Resident Representative Offices by Foreign Companies
	1.4 Minimum Registered Capital and Capital Contribution Schedule

2. Import and Export Administration
	2.1 Import and Export Administration
	2.2 General Trade
	2.3 Processing Trade

3. Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine System
	3.1 Entry-Exit Inspection for Different Categories of Commodities
	3.2 Appointing Agents to Handle Import and Export Commodity Inspection

4. Tax Administration
	4.1 Major Tax Categories for FIEs and Foreigners
	4.2 Tax Exemption and Reduction
	4.3 Avoidance of Double Taxation between Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland

5. Foreign Exchange Control
	5.1 Control over Foreign Exchange of Foreign-Invested Enterprises
	5.2 Repatriation of Profits

6 Financial and Accounting Systems
	6.1 Enterprise Financial Systems and Standards
	6.2 Invoice Management

7. Staff Recruitment
	7.1 Ways of Staff Recruitment
	7.2 Employment Procedures
	7.3 Social Insurance

8. Intellectual Property Rights
	8.1 Application for Trademark Registration in China
	8.2 Application for Patent in China
	8.3 Protection Against Intellectual Property Rights Infringement

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