The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress


REGULATIONS ON SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE

(Approved for implementation at the 15th Meeting of the Standing
Committee of the Fifth National People's Congress on August 26, 1980)

Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Registration and Operation
Chapter III Preferential Treatment
Chapter IV Labour Management
Chapter V Administrative Organization
Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions

Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1
In order to develop economic cooperation and technical exchanges with
foreign countries and to promote the socialist modernization programme,
certain areas shall be delineated respectively in the three cities of
Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Shantou in Guangdong Province for the establishment
of special economic zones (hereinafter referred to as "special zones").
The special zones shall encourage foreign citizens, overseas Chinese,
compatriots from Hongkong and Macao and their companies and enterprises
(hereinafter referred to as "investors") to open factories and set up
enterprises and other establishments with their own investment or in joint
ventures with our side, and shall protect their assets, the profits due
them and their other lawful rights and interests in accordance with the
law.
Article 2
Enterprises and individuals in the special zones must abide by the laws,
decrees and pertinent provisions of the People's Republic of China. Where
there are specific provisions in these Regulations, they shall be observed
accordingly.
Article 3
A Guangdong Provincial Committee for the Administration of Special
Economic Zones shall be set up to exercise unified administration of the
special zones on behalf of the Guangdong Provincial People's Government.
Article 4
The special zones shall provide investors with a wide scope of operation,
create favourable operating conditions and guarantee them stable business
sites. Investors may establish, with their own investment or in joint
ventures with our side, all projects that have positive significance for
international economic cooperation and technical exchanges, including
industry, agriculture, animal husbandry, aquaculture, tourism, housing and
construction, and research and manufacture involving high technology, as
well as other businesses of common interest to investors and to our side.
Article 5
Land-levelling projects and various public works in the special zones such
as water supply, drainage, power supply, roads, wharves, communications
and warehouses shall be undertaken by the Guangdong Provincial Committee
for the Administration of Special Economic Zones. When necessary, foreign
investment may be used in building these projects.
Article 6
Each of the special zones shall invite Chinese and foreign specialists and
relevant personages who are enthusiastic about China's modernization
programme to form an advisory committee that will serve as a consultative
body for that special zone.

Chapter II Registration and Operation
Article 7
Investors wishing to open factories or set up various economic
undertakings in the special zones with their own investment shall apply to
the Guangdong Provincial Committee for the Administration of Special
Economic Zones, which shall issue them registration certificates and land
use certificates after examination and approval.
Article 8
Investors may open accounts and conduct their foreign exchange
transactions with the Bank of China established in the special zones or
with other banks established there with the approval of the Chinese side.
Investors may take out various kinds of insurance policies at the People's
Insurance Company of China in the special zones or at other insurance
companies established there with the approval of the Chinese side.
Article 9
Products of the enterprises in the special zones shall be sold on the
international market. If their products are to be sold in the interior of
China, they must have the approval of the Guangdong Provincial Committee
for the Administration of Special Economic Zones and go through the
procedures for paying customs duties.
Article 10
Investors may operate their enterprises independently in the special zones
and employ foreign personnel for technical and managerial work.
Article 11
If an enterprise established by an investor in the special zones wishes to
terminate operations before its scheduled expiration, it shall report the
reasons to the Guangdong Provincial Committee for the Administration of
Special Economic Zones, go through termination procedures and settle
claims and debts. After termination of operations, its assets may be
assigned and its funds may be remitted out of China.

Chapter III Preferential Treatment
Article 12
Land in the special zones is owned by the People's Republic of China. The
land to be used by investors shall be provided according to actual needs,
and preferential treatment shall be given with respect to the duration of
its use, the amount of the use fee and the method of payment according to
the different types of business and uses. Provisions for specific
measures shall be made separately.
Article 13
The machinery and equipment, spare parts, raw and semi-processed
materials, means of transportation and other capital goods necessary for
production that are imported by enterprises in the special zones shall be
exempted from import duties. The necessary consumer goods may either be
subjected to import duties or allowed a reduction or exemption therefrom,
depending on the specific situation of each case. When the above-mentioned
goods are imported or products of the special zones are exported, a
customs declaration shall be filed.
Article 14
The enterprise income tax rate in the special zones is 15 percent. Special
preferential treatment shall be given to enterprises established within
two years of the promulgation of these Regulations, to enterprises with an
investment US$ 5 million or more, and to enterprises involving higher
technology or having a longer period of capital turnover.
Article 15
The lawful profit that an investor receives after payment of the
enterprise income tax, and the wages and salaries and other legitimate
earnings that foreign, overseas Chinese and Hongkong and Macao workers and
staff members of an enterprise in the special zones receive after payment
of the individual income tax, may be remitted abroad through the Bank of
China or other banks in the special zones, in accordance with the
provisions of the foreign exchange control measures of the special zones.
Article 16
An investor that reinvests its share of the profit in the special zones
for a period of five years or longer may apply for a reduction of or an
exemption from income tax on the reinvested portion.
Article 17
Enterprises in the special zones shall be encouraged to use machinery and
equipment, raw and semi-processed materials and other materials produced
in China, and preferential prices shall be offered on the basis of China's
current export prices for the same kinds of commodities, using foreign
exchange to settle accounts. These products and materials may be shipped
directly to the special zones with the sales vouchers of the selling
units.
Article 18
Entry and exit procedures shall be simplified and conveniences given to
the foreign personnel, overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hongkong and
Macao entering and leaving the special zones.

Chapter IV Labour Management
Article 19
A labour service company shall be set up in each of the special zones.
Chinese staff members and workers to be employed by enterprises in the
special zones, whether they are recommended by the local labour service
companies or recruited by the investors themselves with the consent of the
Guangdong Provincial Committee for the Administration of Special Economic
Zones, shall all be tested by the enterprises before employment and labour
contracts shall be signed with the staff members and workers.
Article 20
The staff members and workers employed by enterprises in the special zones
shall be managed by the enterprises according to their business
requirements and, when necessary, may be dismissed, after going through
the procedures provided in the labour contracts. Staff members and
workers of the enterprises in the special zones may submit their
resignations to the enterprises in accordance with the provisions of the
labour contracts.
Article 21
The wage levels, types of wages, award measures and the labour insurance
and various state subsidies for the Chinese staff members and workers of
the enterprises in the special zones shall be included in the contracts
signed by the enterprises with the staff members and workers as stipulated
by the Guangdong Provincial Committee for the Administration of Special
Economic Zones.
Article 22
Enterprises in the special zones shall adopt the necessary measures for
labour protection to ensure that staff members and workers work in safe
and hygienic conditions.

Chapter V Administrative Organization
Article 23
The Guangdong Provincial Committee for the Administration of Special
Economic Zones shall exercise the following functions and powers:
(1) to draw up development plans for the special zones and organize their
implementation;
(2) to examine and approve the investment projects of investors in the
special zones;
(3) to handle registration of industrial and commercial enterprises and
land allotment in the special zones;
(4) to coordinate working relations among the banking, insurance,
taxation, Customs, frontier inspection, postal and telecommunications and
other organizations in the special zones;
(5) to provide the staff members and workers needed by enterprises in the
special zones and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the staff
members and workers;
(6) to establish educational, cultural, health and various public welfare
institutions in the special zones; and
(7) to maintain law and order in the special zones and protect, in
accordance with the law, the persons and property in the special zones
against encroachment.
Article 24
The Shenzhen Special Zone shall be under the direct management and
administration of the Guangdong Provincial Committee for the
Administration of Special Economic Zones. Necessary offices shall be set
up in the Zhuhai and Shantou Special Zones.
Article 25
A Guangdong Provincial Special Economic Zones Development Company shall be
set up to suit the expanding economic activities in the special zones. Its
scope of business shall include: undertaking to raise funds and handle
trust investment business; operating, or jointing with investors in
operating, relevant enterprises in the special zones; acting as agent for
investors in the special zones in transactions relating to sales and
purchases in trade with the interior; and providing services for business
talks.

Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions
Article 26
These Regulations shall go into effect after they have been adopted by the
People's Congress of Guangdong Province and submitted to and approved by
the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's
Republic of China.



Important Notice:
This English document is coming from "LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA GOVERNING FOREIGN-RELATED MATTERS" (1991.7)
which is compiled by the Brueau of Legislative Affairs of the State
Council of the People's Republic of China, and is published by the China
Legal System Publishing House.
In case of discrepancy, the original version in Chinese shall prevail.

今年3月，刑事诉讼法修正案草案在十一届全国人大五次会议闭幕会上经表决获得通过，将于2013年1月1日起施行，其中关于强制措施的内容有较大修改。检察机关司法警察如何尽快适应这种转变、在尊重和保障人权的同时保证检察办案的合法性与安全性，值得广大司法警察和检察机关相关业务部门的领导和同志们思考。在此，笔者结合司法警察协助执行强制措施工作实际，提出几点意见和建议，以期对新刑诉法正式施行后司法警察协助执行此类任务有所裨益。
一、检察机关司法警察协助执行强制措施的内容与现状
刑诉法修正案没有对现行的几项强制措施内容作太大修改，但关于尊重和保障人权的规定已经在司法实践中得以体现，这使得检察机关司法警察不得不又一次正视当前一些违法、违规的做法，以及在协助执行强制措施时所面临的巨大风险！
首先，“协助执行”在实际工作中没有真正得到贯彻落实：要么是变协助为主动，要么就是基本放任不管。据笔者所知，自侦案件需要对犯罪嫌疑人执行拘留、逮捕的，往往都是由检察机关的司法警察自行执行，《拘留证》执行人一栏填公安机关人民警察或者是检察机关司法警察的名字都不合适：填公安民警但其实际又不在场，填司法警察又有违法之嫌。同样在协助执行取保候审和监视居住时，因时间跨度长、具体案情不明、人员不足、缺乏相关规定等原因实际造成监管缺失。这些都有悖刑诉法中关于上述四项强制措施均应由公安机关执行的明确规定，但司法警察部门和个人对此似乎无能为力。
其次，装备滞后、人员不足已经成为司法警察协助执行强制措施的重要安全隐患！目前，监管场所普遍新建或搬迁至中心城区外，离检察机关办案场所较远，而基层院几乎没有配备囚车，加上人员不足、拘留逮捕前案件突破时间长身体疲惫等因素，在押解犯罪嫌疑人至看守所时存在巨大的安全隐患！尤其是今年6月1日起全省看守所统一实行入所前体检的规定后，司法警察还要肩负嫌疑人在医院体检时1个小时左右“危险期”看管，风险之大不言而喻！
最后，不重视协助执行强制措施的后续工作，极易对相关证据的合法性产生不良影响。实际工作中，有的办案部门为保密，往往要求司法警察将《家属通知书》送到犯罪嫌疑人工作单位签收，并对嫌疑人请求其家属代为聘请律师的要求仅作口头转达，无相关书证证实，容易造成未实际履行告知义务的隐患。此外，司法警察如何对取保候审和监视居住措施的监管至今尚无规定，造成了实际的不作为，这对案件侦查和司法警察履职都是有害无利的。
二、新刑诉法相关规定对司法警察协助执行强制措施的影响
此次刑诉法修订，关于强制措施部分重点是完善了逮捕、监视居住的条件、程序和采取强制措施后通知家属的规定，并适当延长了拘留的羁押期限，对此笔者认为与检察机关司法警察履职有密切联系并产生重要影响的主要有：
（一）进一步明确拘留、逮捕、取保候审和监视居住等四项强制措施由公安机关负责执行。此项规定新、旧刑诉法未作修改，希望通过广大司法警察及其主管部门的呼吁能在今后的工作中切实加以执行、落实，减少司法警察履职中不必要的风险！
（二）拘留期限的适当延长有利于司法警察劳逸结合，充分履职，但也要注意送达文书的时效、期限，同时传唤、拘传的时间延长了一倍，无疑又增加了司法警察工作量和看管风险，应该注意完善保障嫌疑人休息、就餐等权利和司法警察轮班制度。
（三）适当定位监视居住措施的规定要求司法警察装备不断完善，科技强检进一步得以加强。当前，一些重、特大职务犯罪案件频发，涉及面广、取证难度大等问题凸显，将犯罪嫌疑人指定居所执行监视居住更有利于案件侦查，可能会成为今后查办此类案件的常态，由此对司法警察个人业务能力和相关装备的科技化水平也提出了更高的要求，对此应提前作相关准备，如购置电子监控，加强与公安机关联系等。
（四）明确《家属通知书》不得再送达犯罪嫌疑人所在单位，并切实履行相关告知义务。
三、对新刑诉法施行后司法警察协助执行强制措施的建议
（一）多方呼吁，完善协助执行拘留、逮捕措施的形式。办案部门不愿将自侦案件的强制措施交给公安机关执行主要是出于保守案件秘密的考虑，但实际在公安机关办理相关手续、盖章及体检、看守所羁押等环节都可能存在泄漏犯罪嫌疑人身份、涉及罪名等情况，但如果司法警察能够全程配合并监督公安机关执行，严守办案纪律，这样既合乎法律规定，又能监督公安等机关执行，还能最大限度地避免风险，何乐而不为？
（二）入所前体检已成为监管场所的一项制度，由此也就成为司法警察协助执行强制措施的重要内容之一，各级司法警察部门应该进一步加强与医疗机构的联系，签订相关协议，明确两方权利义务，共同维护犯罪嫌疑人合法权益，同时确保办案安全。当然如能不到院体检而改为体检车等形式就更好了。
（三）深化科技强警，不断完善警用装备，加强与公安机关相关部门的联系，共同保障自侦办案安全。尤其是对监视居住、取保候审等未羁押人员的监管，笔者期望能在不久的将来能摸索、制订出一套切实可行的办法，有效杜绝当前存在的监管脱节、司法警察无章可循的局面。同时通过增添高科技警用装备武装司法警察队伍，切实推进科技强警步伐。
（四）严格按照法定程序履职，法律文书送达及时、规范，切实履行告知义务，严格遵守相关时限规定，不违法，不越权。
（五）充实司法警察队伍，及时总结当前协助执行强制措施中出现的问题，结合新刑诉法相关规定完善《人民检察院司法警察条例》，通过全员学习、培训力争在明年新法正式施行前熟练运用，依法履职。