Ministry of Justice Announcement No.25 (Approval of three representative offices of foreign law firms and three of Hong Kong law firms)

司法部公告第25号 (准予三家外国律师事务所在华设立代表处，三家香港律师事务所在内地设立代表处)

The Procedures applies to law firms having already established representative offices in the Mainland. Association with Mainland law firms shall not take the form of a partnership or a legal person, and shall retain independence of both parties in terms of legal status, names and finances. Fulfilling criteria listed in therein, the Procedures provide application procedures for association submitted by the Hong Kong and Macau SAR law firms.