CERTIFICATION

The Certification and Accreditation Administration of China issued the new edition of implementation rules for the certification of food safety management systems on 8 January (Announcement No. 2 [2021]), but certification bodies may conduct certification in accordance with the old or new edition of the rules during the period between 8 January and 1 July 2021. More

Hong Kong has always been a bridge through which the mainland engages in external trade, offering a two-way gateway for mainland enterprises looking to “go out” and overseas enterprises planning to expand their business in the mainland. Having consolidated the insights given by senior business executives in various sectors in the GBA, PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services Ltd. (PwC) has put together a raft of proposed measures for enhancing Hong Kong’s status as a logistics and trading nexus. More

Capitalising on the distinctive features of the GBA, iLife Innovation Limited has set up three manufacturing bases in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Zhongshan and three R&D centres in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. iLife Vice President Chen Guanliang shared that the GBA’s favourable business environment and availability of complete production supply chains are all conducive to the development of companies engaged in the R&D and production of technology products. More

The China National Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) announced the Agreement Concerning Amendment to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) Agreement on Trade in Services on 27 May (Announcement No. 10 [2020]). More