To further facilitate investments by Hong Kong investors in the mainland, this Notice expands the scope of the electronic circulation of simplified notarial documents for Hong Kong investors, building on previous pilot programs. The main contents are as follows:

• Effective from February 2026, the electronic circulation of simplified notarial documents certifying the legal status of Hong Kong investors will be implemented in 14 provinces (municipalities), including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Shandong, Hubei, Guangdong, Chongqing, Sichuan, and Hainan.
• Through the real-time interface between the business systems of SAMR and the informatization platform for China-appointed Notaries (Hong Kong), when processing the incorporation or modification registration of Hong Kong-invested enterprises, SAMR in the pilot areas can directly access and retrieve the electronic notarial documents online based on the document code submitted by the applicant. These documents can be downloaded and saved as electronic files. In principle, paper versions will no longer be required.
• Efforts will continue to optimize the online registration functions for Hong Kong-invested enterprises, accelerating the realization of full-process electronic registration for such enterprises.