Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Hong Kong SAR and Peru Signed Cooperation Arrangement on Trade and Investment Facilitation

China's Ministery of Commerce announced that the FTA with Peru will be effective next year, see here. Hong Kong S.A.R., which is a separate jurisdiction from the People's Republic of China, is not included in this agreement.
Song Shutao of Xinhua wrote in May 2008 that Hong Kong S.A.R. and Peru signed a Cooperation Arrangement on Trade and Investment Facilitation.

Song wrote: "It also covers cooperation between the two economies in areas of intellectual property rights, customs and competition-related matters, as well as technical assistance and capacity-building in areas of mutual interests."
Read the press release of Hong Kong's Commerce and Economic Development Bureau here.
Read the Xinhua article here.

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