HK services sector to get more access to mainland

The Chinese mainland will further lower its market access threshold for Hong Kong enterprises and professionals, with an agreement to amend the existing Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement on trade in services being signed on Thursday.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor witnessed the agreement's signing by Vice-Minister of Commerce Wang Bingnan and Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po in Hong Kong.

Wang said the amendment agreement incorporated appeals and suggestions from services sectors in Hong Kong to make it easier for the special administrative region's enterprises and professionals to do business on the mainland.