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Starting from September 1, a series of new rules and policies will take into effect across China. Here are a few policies which have major impacts on you. Let’s see how everyday life will be changed!

Foreigners Can Open 

A-share Accounts

The CSRC further liberalized the rights of foreigners to open A-share securities accounts and revised the corresponding rules. Foreigners working in China and foreign employees of domestic listed companies working abroad, whether they are in China or not, can open A-share securities accounts to participate in transactions. 

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The opening of the A-share account is not for all investors in all countries. They must be from the countries which have established a regulatory cooperation mechanism with the China Securities Regulatory Commission. 

[Implementation Date] 15/09/2018

These Regions Can Apply For

 Chinese Residence Permit

A new regulation will allow residents of Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan to apply for residence permits in the Chinese mainland. Eligible applicants may apply for this permit on a voluntary basis, according to the officials. 

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With a residence permit, residents from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan will enjoy more rights, basic public services, and other conveniences relating to their study, work, business operation, and life in the mainland.

[Implementation Date] 01/09/2018

Lost Passport & 

Reissue Visa Instantly 

The public security exit and entry administration provides instant acceptance and approval for foreigners who have the following three situations:

  • For foreigners who need to re-issued their visas for the loss of their passports;

  • For a foreign crew member and his accompanying family members urgently need to apply for a staying permit to leave the port city and leave China;

  • For a member of a foreign tour group urgently needs leave China.

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After the implementation of the New Deal, it is estimated that nearly 30,000 foreigners can enjoy emergency services in an emergency every year.

[Implementation Date] 01/09/2018

20 Convenient Traffic 

Management Services

The Ministry of Public Security has concentrated on launching 20 new measures for the reform of the traffic management in four aspects, which will be fully implemented from September. 

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Including:

  • Fully implement cross-provincial inspections of small cars, trucks and medium-sized passenger cars;

  • For vehicles that are exempt from inspection within 6 years, they can apply for the exemption mark directly after verifying the insurance through the Internet service platform;

  • Relax the application for small car driving licenses in different places.

[Implementation Date] 01/09/2018

New National Standard 

of Express Packaging

The newly series of national standards of “Express Delivery Packaging” revised which will soon be implemented. Three new requirements for packaging, including:

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  • Advocate the use of biodegradable materials to significantly reduce the use of inks;

  • Reduce the quantitative requirements for express envelope paper and promote light-weight and high-strength raw materials in the express delivery industry;

  • Encourage express box to be reused.

[Implementation Date] 01/09/2018

Prices of 14 Kinds of 

Anticancer Drugs Will Be Cut

In order to further alleviate the economic burden of cancer patients, the National Medical Insurance Bureau lower the payment standards and purchase prices of 14 kinds of anti-cancer drugs, and request that all provincial-level drug procurement platforms should be in accordance with the new adjusted price before the end of September. 

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It is expected that from September, patients will be able to purchase anti-cancer drugs with lower prices.

[Implementation Date] Sept

These Changes To China’s Exit & Entry You Need To Know!

The Ministry of Public Security held a press conference in Beijing on Aug 28, 2018, and the State Immigration Administration announced that 22 new measures were introduced to promote opening up and improve the Exit and Entry services.

These Changes To China’s Exit & Entry You Need To Know!

New Changes To Visa 

Since Sep 1, immediate visa approval will be available for foreigners in urgent need. Among them, 3 new measures to visa will be launched:

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For foreigners who lose their passports and need to re-issue their Visa, they can enjoy an instant acceptance and approval process, to remedy their emergency.

The above situation is on the basis of the explanation letter provided by inviting unit, and the foreigner’s transport (Boat, Plane, Train) ticket is booked.

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2

If the foreign crew member and their accompanying family members need urgently to apply for residence certificate to leave the port city and leave the country, they can enjoy immediate acceptance by the ship’s agency guarantee letter and the transport (Boat, Plane, Train) ticket with confirmed date and seat.

3

For a member of a foreign tour group urgently needs to apply for a visa to separate from the group and leave the country, they can use the letter of explanation provided by the host travel agency and the plane (railway / boat) ticket with the confirmed date and seat to apply.

Currently, these take within 7 working days, but will be done instantly after Sep 1.These Changes To China’s Exit & Entry You Need To Know!

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These Changes To China’s Exit & Entry You Need To Know!

Online Declaration and Immigration Inspection

Implement the Online Declaration and Immigration Inspection procedures on International Shipping Vessels, no longer submit paper declarations.

The person in charge of the Entry and Exit or his agent of the Exit and Entry business, shall declare the information of vessel and crew through the Public Security Entry and exit Internet Service Platform or the “Single Window” of International Trade.

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After the implementation of the new measures, it is estimated that nearly 30,000 foreigners  per year can enjoy the convenience of urgent affairs.

The Inspection Procedures for Entry and Exit vessels can be saved more than 200,000 hours per year, and the time for arrival and departure of ship will be significantly shortened,which will save a lot of cost and improve Customs Clearance efficiency.

Your Visa Application May Be Rejected For This Reason!

From the next half year of 2017, Exit and Entry Administration Department started inspecting offices with police stations in all districts, and those have been found without actual business operation may be listed in abnormal status in Guangzhou foreign unit management system. 

It may affect the work and residence permit application of employees in the company, only obtaining stay visa with valid period of one month.

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The unit class of exit and entry administration of enterprises can be found in Guangzhou foreign unit management system Your Visa Application May Be Rejected For This Reason!

Your Visa Application May Be Rejected For This Reason!

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What to do if your company 

is listed in abnormal status?

❶ Consult the exact reasons of abnormal status in window 2, 5th floor, No.155, Jiefang Nan Road, Exit and Entry Administration Mansion.

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❷ As for the reason of office inspection, you should submit the following things to local police station and ask the police officers to inspect your office as soon as possible. 

  • the originals as well as the copies of business license, 

  • valid contract of tenancy record, 

  • legal person’s passport, 

  • visa page (page with entry stamp), 

  • registration card, 

  • work permit, 

  • employees’ ID card 

  • official seal 

❸ Arrange employees or legal person to wait for the police officers in the office and be patient with the inspection record updated by them in the system.

❹ After the police officers uploading the documents, legal person should submit the following things to window 2, 5th floor, No.155, Jiefang Nan Road, Exit and Entry Administration Mansion and ask the police officers to remove the abnormal status. 

  • the originals and copies of business license, 

  • contract of tenancy record, 

  • legal representative’s passport, 

  • visa page, 

  • page with entry stamp, 

  • registration card, 

  • work permit, 

  • employees’ ID card

  • official seal

Tips

1

Working hours of police stations: 

8:30am-12:00am, 2:00pm-5:00pm; 

Working hours of Exit and Entry Administration Department: 

8:30 am-12:00am, 2:00pm-5:00pm.

2

During daily working hours, you’d better arrange an employee in the office instead of letting it empty for a long time; besides, you may leave a notice when you are outside for work:

Please contact our employee by calling “xxxxx” if the police officers come and inspect. We will arrange employee to go back to the office as soon as possible.

3

We suggest that you should maintain a good relationship with management office and landlord, and should pay the rent, utility bills and management fee on time for the reason that police officers may consult the management office and landlord directly about the office situation of your company. 

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Contradiction with landlord may result in he/she refusing to cooperate with the police officers, which may affect your visa application.

4

During the period of visa application, applicant must stay in the office and keep the fixed phone and mobile available.

5

HACOS will help check the unit class regularly and will inform you once there is abnormal status. 

Expat Mistaken as Spy in China after Picking up Trash!

A French expat was recently mistaken as a foreign spy in Huizhou, Guangdong, according to a report published online. 

Expat Mistaken as Spy in China after Picking up Trash!

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Zhong Linyu, the wife of the French national, named Olivier, told reporters that her husband was viewed as a spy by villagers in Huidong for the ‘suspicious action’ of picking up garbage while sightseeing outside a traditional Hakka house. 

According to Zhong, her husband was indulging in his newly acquired hobby, ‘Plogging.’

Plogging, a very foreign concept in China, is a pastime combining the likes of jogging and picking up litter. As you can imagine, Olivier has had his work cut out for him.

Village officials, soon after being notified, confronted the couple and their friends, only to find out that the Frenchman was, in fact, carrying out a good deed. 

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Olivier has been plogging for more than a year, primarily along the East River, which runs through downtown Huizhou. According to Southcn.com, he has become quite the advocate of the Swedish ‘sport.’

According to the report, people from a WeChat group created by the environmentally – conscious Frenchman have been active in joining his cause. An hour of their weekend plogging along the aforementioned river usually results in 10 bags of trash.

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Olivier also told reporters about his deep affection for Huizhou and how he would like to see his adopted home become more livable.