November 30, 2007
Employment contracts in Guangzhou considered unsigned if the employee is not given a copy.
China closes the gate to mining of important mineral resources by foreign investors but opens the door to investment in futures companies
More stringent risk management required of reinsurance cedents.
First set of measures to regulate old-age pension insurance.
Hong Kong and Macao allowed to establish wholly-owned joint skilled personnel intermediary agencies in the mainland.
China establishes land reserve management.
Hong Kong and Macao investors allowed to establish computer reservation system joint ventures in the mainland.
Construction projects are screened before they can be started.
Old-age pension insurance companies allowed to conduct enterprise annuity business throughout China.
The amendment has boosted right and protection of criminal lawyers, and allows lawyers who have been practising for five years to establish individual law firms.