Hong Kong, China (customs territory)
Negotiating for Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s overall approach to the TRIPS negotiations was made clear to the other participants from an early stage: Hong Kong held itself out as the exemplar of free trade with a mature respected legal system providing comprehensive protection across the range of IP to right holders.
Concluding remarks by the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body, Ms. Irene Young of Hong Kong, China at the Trade Policy Review of China, 20 and 22 July 2016
This Trade Policy Review has provided an excellent opportunity for us to better understand China’s trade and investment policies. I would like to thank once again Vice Minister Wang Shouwen and his delegation for their constructive engagement throughout this exercise. I would also like to thank our discussant Ambassador McCormick for his insightful remarks; and the more than 60 delegations which had taken the floor for their active participation.
Assessing trade facilitation implementation in the era of e-commerce: a comparative analysis of Jordan, Oman and Hong Kong, China
The emergence of e-commerce is driving important changes in the ways of conducting international trade. It has become clear that improvements in trade facilitation implementation should be supported by electronic systems. Through a comparative study of a number of reports issued by international organizations – the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Bank – on topics of e-commerce logistics and trade facilitation we examined the status and performance of Jordan Oman and Hong Kong China. Based on this analysis Hong Kong China shows one of the best practices of modern trade facilitation and customs and we found that governmental willingness is influential in expediting trade facilitation provisions. Jordan and Oman recently made trade reforms to improve trade facilitation but they still need to bridge the gap between policy and actual practice in all governmental organizations in terms of trade facilitation and e-commerce as well as build citizens’ capacity. By improving the implementation of trade facilitation measures and increasing e-commerce capacity as Hong Kong China
Introduction
The Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM) was first established on a trial basis by the GATT contracting parties in April 1989. The Mechanism became a permanent feature of the World Trade Organization under the Marrakesh Agreement which established the WTO in January 1995.
Concluding Remarks by the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body, Ms. Irene Young of Hong Kong, China at the Trade Policy Review of Mexico, 5 and 7 April 2017
This Trade Policy Review has provided an opportunity for Members to better understand Mexico’s trade and investment policies. I would like to thank the Mexican delegation led by Mr Juan Carlos Baker Under-Secretary of Foreign Trade in the Ministry of the Economy; the Discussant H.E. Ambassador Gustavo Vanerio Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the WTO; and all the Members who have participated in this exercise for your invaluable contributions.