Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

The Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, or Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) for short, is an economic agreement between the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, signed on 29 June 2003.[1] A similar agreement, known as the Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, was signed between the Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region and the Central People's Government on 18 October 2003.

Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement
Traditional Chinese	內地與香港關於建立更緊密經貿關係的安排
Simplified Chinese	内地与香港关于建立更紧密经贸关系的安排
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin nèidì yú Xiānggǎng guānyú jiànlì gèng jǐnmì jìngmào guānxì de ānpái (Pronunciation (help·info)) Yue: Cantonese Jyutping noi6 dei6 jyu3 hoeng1 gong2 gwaan1 jyu1 gin3 laap6 geng3 gen2 mat6 ging1 mou6 gwaan1 hai6 dik1 on1 paai4
Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement
Traditional Chinese	更緊密經貿關係
Simplified Chinese	更紧密经贸关系
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin gèng jǐnmì jìngmào guānxì Yue: Cantonese Jyutping geng3 gen2 mat6 ging1 mou6 gwaan1 hai6

Regular supplements have been signed between the Mainland and Hong Kong governments, including Supplement VIII (also referred to as CEPA VIII), which was signed on 13 December 2011 and implemented from 1 April 2012.[2] The most recent supplement, Supplement X, was signed on 29 August 2013.[3]

The two agreements and additional supplements were signed in the Chinese language; the Chinese text is therefore the authoritative text. The Hong Kong government generally provides a courtesy English translation, as English is one of the official languages of Hong Kong.[1]

In the full name of "CEPA", the "Mainland" refers to the customs territory of the People's Republic of China.