Hong Kong, China - New Zealand Closer Economic Partnership on Government Procurement
Hong Kong and New Zealand signed the Hong Kong, China – New Zealand Closer Economic Partnership Agreement ("HKC/NZ CEPA") on 29 March 2010. The HKC/NZ CEPA, which has entered into force on 1 January 2011, is Hong Kong China's first free trade agreement with a foreign economy. It covers a wide range of areas of mutual interest to Hong Kong and New Zealand, including government procurement. Chapter 12 of the HKC/NZ CEPA sets out Hong Kong's commitments on government procurement which are generally consistent with those under WTO GPA. It applies to procurements by government bureaux and departments of Hong Kong, China for contracts of a value of not less than –
- 130,000 SDR for procurement of goods and specified non-construction services*
- 5,000,000 SDR for construction services
* Specified non-construction services mean those services specified under the heading "Services (other than construction services)" in Section B of Hong Kong, China's Annex I to Chapter 12 of the HKC/NZ CEPA.
Text of the Agreement
- Chapter 12 (Government Procurement)
- Annex I to Chapter 12 (Government Procurement) – List of Entities and Covered Goods and Services for Hong Kong
- Annex II to Chapter 12 (Government Procurement) – Thresholds
- Annex III to Chapter 12 (Government Procurement) – Single Electronic Point of Access
- Annex IV to Chapter 12 (Government Procurement) – Contact Point