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Decree No. 106 of the Ministry of Justice
No. 106
The Decision of the Ministry of Justice Concerning the Amendment of the Measures for Administering Associations Formed by Law Firms
of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region and Mainland Law Firms, has been adopted
at the executive meeting of the Ministry of Justice upon deliberation on December 1, 2006. It is hereby promulgated, and shall enter
into force on January 1, 2007.
Minister Wu Aiying
December 22, 2006
Decision of the Ministry of Justice Concerning the Amendment of the Measures for Administering Associations Formed by Law Firms of
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region and Mainland Law Firms
For the purpose of promoting the closer economic relationship between Hong Kong, Macao and Mainland, and in accordance with the Supplementary
Agreement III Concerning the Arrangement of Hong Kong/Mainland Closer Economic Relationship and the Supplementary Agreement III Concerning
the Arrangement of Macao/Mainland Closer Economic Relationship as approved by the State Council, we decided to amend Article 6 in
the Measures for the Administration of the Representative Offices Stationed in the Mainland of China by Law Firms of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region as follows: “A Mainland law firm may apply for association
under the following conditions: (1) It has been set up for three years or more; and (2) It has no record of administrative sanction
or guild punishment within 2 years prior to its applying for association. No branch of a Mainland law firm may, as one party to the
association, apply for association.”
The present Decision shall enter into force as of January 1, 2007.
The Measures for the Administration of the Representative Offices Stationed in the Mainland of China by Law Firms of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region (Promulgated by Order No.70 of the Ministry of Justice
and Amended by Order No. 84 of the Ministry of Justice) shall be revised correspondingly in accordance with the present Decision
and promulgated again.
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