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Greece Exit (Grexit) Inevitable, let us consider the aftermath

Grexit from the Euro is inevitable. Let us consider the consequences.

Why is Grexit inevitable?

(1) The amount of debt owed is not serviceable, no matter how much austerity, the debt far outstrips the GDP of the country.
(2) By lending Greeks more money; it would be throwing good money at bad
(3) The only way that Greece could potentially stay in the Euro is for the creditors to forgive ~75% of the debt which seems unlikely to happen

What caused this?

Bankers and Predatory lending upon joining the Euro; much like the sub-prime crisis in the US. Greece should never have been able to borrow 300+ Billion Euros at interest rates of 1.5%; their credit worthiness would warrant an interest rate of closer to 7%.

What would happen after Greece exits?

The entry of Greece into the Euro was an organised affair with a couple of years planning; everyone was prepared for the Drachma to be replaced by the Euro. However, the exit would have to be much faster; probably overnight and without much planning. If Greece goes back to the Drachma or some other currency that the finance department decides, several important questions need to be answered:-

FISCAL

(i) Who will print this money?
(ii) What currency will the printer of this money be paid in?
(iii) What will the conversion rate be for this new currency to all the currencies out there? Will it be free floating?
(iv) Will this currency need some reference to commodity or something with a store of value to avoid the currency to be ditched by everyone?
(v) Would the Greeks adopt some other already existent currency to be used instead of printing their own such as Swiss Francs or Renmenbi?
(vi) If they do use their own currency; it would likely be very unstable and may even experience hyperinflation similar to what happened in Germany in the 20s unless they had a strategy to back it up; maybe they could adopt something like the Rentenmark that Hjalmar Schacht created which backed the currency up with property

THE PEOPLE

(i) If you are a Greek person with some savings in a bank in Euro, you will likely want to convert to a safer store of value. A number of options are available:- (a) Take out all that you have and store in cash, (b) Convert all that you have into a safer currency like swiss francs, (c) buy physical Gold or Silver, (d) move it outside of the country and buy property
(ii) The inability for the average Greek person to take out everything they have from the bank will likely cause massive social unrest and military intervention
(iii ) If people’s savings are diminished then this would cause mayhem

GREEK BANKS

(i) They will likely go bankrupt maybe with the exception of one which would be nationalised
(ii) Some cashed-up foreign banks may want to buy up the local Greek banks without taking on any debt as long as they see a return on investment in the long term

CREDITORS

(i) The 300+ billion Euro may never be paid back as such Greece would never be able to borrow money on International markets (at least for the next couple of years). In the banking world, time forgives

REST OF EUROPE

(i) The Euro will likely lose value as other holders of Euro convert to a safer currency
(ii) There will be further uncertainty on the weaker European countries such as Spain and Portugal, whether they would follow the same fate as Greece
(iii) If Spain / Portgual would leave then mayhem would ensue with the potential collapse of the Euro altogether and respective countries would have to return to their original currencies; this would be an unthinkable result with cataclysmic consequences

Based on the above, there are 2 outcomes:-

EITHER :
Some of the debt to Greece would be forgiven and Greece stays in (unlikely)

OR :
Greece exits the Euro and (i) currencies like Swiss Francs would rise further, (ii) commodities such as physical Gold and Silver would rise and (iii) Greece would go through a period of military government for about a year or so whilst the dust settles but in the longer term this would be positive for Greece as there would be more tourism and more investment as international investors sees value in what they are investing in and Greece would do much better thereafter.

This is the beauty of free market!

Paypal Lowercase URL problems cancel_url + return_url

Paypal has just updated their payment gateway (at least the sandbox) which is converting all cancel_url and return_url to lowercase but not the notify_url.
e.g. return_url = http://www.abc.com/Abc/Xyz/  => http://www.abc.com/abc/xyz/

This seems to be a javascript issue on the payment completion page and only happens if you manually click on the link to return to your site; the automatic redirection seems to work. This is clearly a Paypal bug and we need this resolved ASAP.

Air BnB | Cannot Add Payout Method

Everything on the Air BnB website works except for the “Add Payout Method” which means you cannot get your money.

I have just received a reservation and have tried to add Payout Method but have failed. I tried using Firefox, Chrome and Safari.

The support have not replied to me yet; it is extremely frustrating and makes me wonder whether this is done on purpose.

This is the email I sent but no answer so far:-

================================

Dear sirs,

Please forward this to the technical team. There is a problem with the submission form, please fix immediately.

I have tried on Chrome Version 43.0.2357.124 (64-bit) – MAC OSX – 10.8.3
I have tried on Firefox Version 19.0.2 – Mac Os X – 10.8.3
My IP Address is :  203.198.148.50 (Fixed IP address and not accessing through Proxy Server)

and to no avail.

To replicate:-

(1) Go to https://www.airbnb.com/users/payout_preferences/34043215
(2) Click on “Add Payout Method”
(3) Form with (i) Address, (ii) Address 2/Zone, (iii) City, (iv) State/Province, (v) Postal Code (vi) Country Appears – The information I’m filling are (i) xxxxxx (ii) xx yyyy Road, (iii) Mid-Levels, (v) na (vi) Hong Kong
(4) After clicking “Next” – the background changes but it stays on this page and goes nowhere

Please remedy this immediately as I need to get paid.

Thanks,

XXX.

Hong Kong Web Developers | Hong Kong SEO | Hong Kong Hosting

When searching for a web developer, it is important to identify two things:- (i) does the developer use custom-made designs or (ii) does the developer use templates? Both have pros and cons; the former offers you complete control on how your website will look and function but will be costly and the latter offers you limited control but more economical.

Second biggest consideration is how complex a website are you seeking to build? If you want a full-scale eCommerce website with 5 currencies and 10 languages then not many of the current open source platforms would be able to support your need and you will likely be better off with a ground-up build using frameworks or deploying a proprietary system that has many of the functions you are seeking.

Unfortunately, in the web development space there are many new comers who promise the world and have little experience in web development beyond downloading and deploying wordpress templates and plugins. If you come across an agency who has less than 5 years experience you have to be slightly cautious; do the due diligence and talk to some of their existing customers to see what their service is like.

Lastly, when developing a website; make sure that you test across all browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, etc.), Different screen sizes and devices, Loading speeds and make sure that people can find your website on Google, Yahoo and even Bing. If people can’t find your website then it’s not much use.

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Berlin Property Services

Berlin Property Services offers bespoke property finding services for both investors and home buyers. With insights and knowledge of the buoyant Berlin Real Estate market, together with an extensive network of connections, our aim is to identify and provide tailored solutions to your specific, detailed criteria.

We are aware of our clients’ expectation of professional and personalised service. Buyers from outside Berlin face special challenges due to a fast moving market and the complexity of a rapidly changing city.

As independent consultants, Berlin Property Services has access to any property offered on the market. We have developed trusted relationships with developers and their agents. As a result, we are able to identify all manner of properties to include apartments in beautiful historical buildings, modern lofts, contemporary luxury properties and off-plan opportunities.

Here are the links that I found quite useful to find properties in Berlin:-

Buy Apartment In Berlin
Properties In Berlin
Property Finder In Berlin
Property Investment Germany
Berlin Property Prices
Berlin Property News

To enter Berlin Property Services please click.

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柏林物業服務的目標是根據您具體及詳細的標準, 提供度身定制並且適合的解決方案。

柏林物業服務意識到專業化和個人化,是客戶期望我們所能提供的服務水準。由於柏林房地產的市場快速變化, 來自柏林以外的買家將面臨複雜性的特殊挑戰。

柏林物業服務知道該怎樣看出事情的關建以達到正確的決定。在合作中,我們可以幫你找到您正在尋找的機會,而且製作過程簡單,沒有壓力。

作為專業的獨立顧問,柏林物業服務可以提供柏林房地產的市場上的任何產權的開價。我們與發展商以及他們的代理人已建立彼此信任的關係。因此,我們能夠找出所有物業特有的風格,包括美麗的歷史建築公寓,現代閣樓,以及當代豪宅和非計劃的機會。

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Block Spying + Ads + Apple + Youtube + Microsoft through /etc/hosts

Autoupdates, spying, computer’s bandwidth being used up by applications that are copying data to some NSA cloud server is really getting to me.

This is the /etc/hosts file on the Apple Mac that blocks some of the unwanted traffic:-

127.0.0.1 192.150.14.69
127.0.0.1 192.150.18.101
127.0.0.1 192.150.18.108
127.0.0.1 192.150.22.40
127.0.0.1 192.150.8.100
127.0.0.1 192.150.8.118
127.0.0.1 209-34-83-73.ood.opsource.net
127.0.0.1 3dns-1.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns-2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns-2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns-3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns-3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns-4.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate-sea.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate-sea.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate-sjc0.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate-sjc0.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.wip.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.wip1.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.wip2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.wip4.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-1.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-4.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe.activate.com
127.0.0.1 adobeereg.com
127.0.0.1 crl.verisign.net
127.0.0.1 CRL.VERISIGN.NET.*
127.0.0.1 ereg.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.wip.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.wip1.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.wip2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.wip4.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 hl2rcv.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ood.opsource.net
127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe
127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.*
127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.ipp
127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.newoa
127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.ntp
127.0.0.1 tss-geotrust-crl.thawte.com
127.0.0.1 wip.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wip1.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wip2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wip4.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip60.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip60.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip60.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ui.skype.com
127.0.0.1 rad.msn.com
127.0.0.1 live.rads.msn.com
127.0.0.1 ads1.msn.com
127.0.0.1 static.2mdn.net
127.0.0.1 g.msn.com
127.0.0.1 a.ads2.msads.net
127.0.0.1 b.ads2.msads.net
127.0.0.1 ac3.msn.com
127.0.0.1 www.apple.com
127.0.0.1 metrics.apple.com
127.0.0.1 images.apple.com
127.0.0.1 204.9.163.158 # Skype updates in 2012
127.0.0.1 204.9.163.247 # skype updatesin 2012
127.0.0.1 download.skype.com
127.0.0.1 204.9.163.247/32
127.0.0.1 sa.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 h.msn.com
127.0.0.1 ads.msn.com
127.0.0.1 1800expedia.com
127.0.0.1 xp.mcafee.com
127.0.0.1 svcs.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 ads.youtube.com
127.0.0.1 s0.2mdn.net
127.0.0.1 s1.2mdn.net
127.0.0.1 googleads.g.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 www.google-analytics.com
127.0.0.1 ssl.google-analytics.com
127.0.0.1 17.158.10.94
127.0.0.1 17.158.28.83
127.0.0.1 17.172.208.84
127.0.0.1 17.172.192.55
127.0.0.1 184.25.210.46
127.0.0.1           aolauth.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           keyvalueservice.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           p02-bookmarks.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           p02-caldav.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           p02-contacts.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           p02-contactsws.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           p02-content.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           p02-fmip.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           p02-fmipweb.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           p02-keyvalueservice.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           p02-mailws.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           p02-pushws.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           p02-quota.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           p02-ubiquity.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           p02-ubiquityws.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           p07-content.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           p11-content.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           setup.icloud.com
127.0.0.1           statici.icloud.com

My DELL Enterprise Support Experience

Do not buy DELL is the only advice I can give you.

We recently a R720 and MD3200 and installed. We installed ESXi 5.5 on the R720 and tried installed a few VMs onto it; after about a week; the link between the R720 and MD3200 is severed.

Dell folks asks us to send the ZIP logs to them; however their email addresses will without telling anyone drop any emails with the ZIP; so after sending the log there was radio silence 4 hours and then I called up again and asked why they hadn’t gotten back. Apparently they never received the email; they then give me an FTP login and password to upload the log files.

Afterwards 8 hours at the datacentre; they finally send somebody over to replace the SAS HBA Adaptor on the R720 which they “diagnose” as the cause of the problem. I told them to bring 2 SAS Cards as we have something mission-critical running and would prefer to have back up but the support person tells me that the whole of Hong Kong had only 1 card so after 8 hours at the datacentre. The guys turns up and the SAS card is a dud and the system would not even recognise it and he tried everything but finally realised that the replacement card was actually broken. They then send for 2 SAS cards to be delivered after 2 hours; but hold on a second; they mentioned that the whole of Hong Kong had only 1 SAS HBA adaptor but now after 3 hours at 8 p.m. on a Sunday evening; suddenly Hong Kong has replenished its stock with 2 more adaptors.

One week later, the same thing happens and they tell us that it is to do with our configuration and nothing to do with hardware; they tell us we are not using their best practice; we alter the entire configuration as per their instructions and a week later the same thing happens. I send the log files over to the support email but as usual it does not get through and I tell them to take away the whole machine to get it fixed.

Don’t use DELL, it’s run by monkeys.

On a separate note, we have another deployment which was almost exactly the same configuration using DELL running in a different datacentre that never had any issues but we’ve not had to deal with DELL support. So if you buy DELL, you better pray that the hardware you bought is 100% working; otherwise a nightmare awaits.

Xi Jin Ping Missing Again

Xi Jin Ping has disappeared again; since 6 December, 2013 he has been missing and out of the public eye.

Rumour has it that Zhou Yong Kang ordered his assassination last year in 2012 but did not succeed.

Shanghai Free Trade Zone’s 18 Policies

Out of the 18 policies that Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone; the only one that received a mention was the relaxation on the use of Facebook which isn’t even anything to do with free trade.

I have actually looked at the official government website and found the 18 new policies. Please find below.

I plugged this through Google Translate and it reads as follows:-

China Network Sept. 27 hearing, according to Chinese government network news , the State Council issued the China ( Shanghai ) test area overall scheme of free trade and expanding services announced liberalization measures covering six major areas of 18 industries open lists. Which allow designers to foreign professional health insurance agencies, allow the establishment of wholly foreign-owned international ship management companies , performing arts agencies , entertainment, health care institutions.

Under the program, Shanghai will expand the FTA services liberalization . Select financial services, shipping services , business services, professional services, cultural services, and opening wider field of social services ( specific opening listed in annex ) , suspend or cancel the qualification requirements of investors , equity ratio limits , restrictions on access to business scope restrictions ( banking institutions , except for information and communication services ) , create a favorable equal access to various types of investors in the market environment .

China ( Shanghai ) test area of free trade liberalization measures to expand services as follows:

First, the financial services sector

1 . Banking services ( national industry classification : J Financial Industry – 6620 Money and Banking Services )

Liberalization measures

( A ) allow qualified foreign financial institutions to establish foreign banks , in line with the conditions of private capital and foreign financial institutions to set up joint venture banks . When the conditions are met in a timely manner in the establishment of a limited pilot test area license banks .

( 2 ) the improvement of relevant management practices, strengthen the effective supervision of the premise, allowing qualified in the test area banks offering offshore business .

2 Professional health insurance ( national industry classification : J Financial Industry – 6812 health and accident insurance )

Liberalization measures

The establishment of foreign professional pilot health insurance agency.

3 Finance lease ( national industry classification : J Financial Industry – 6631 Financial Leasing Services )

Liberalization measures

( A ) financial leasing companies established in the test area stand-alone, single-ship subsidiary with no minimum registered capital requirements.

( 2 ) to allow leasing companies concurrently with the main business -related commercial factoring business .

Second, the shipping service areas

4 . Ocean cargo transportation ( national industry classification : G Transportation, storage and postal industry – 5521 Ocean freight )

Liberalization measures

( 1 ) relaxation joint ventures, Sino-foreign cooperative international shipping companies foreign equity restrictions , by the State Council department in charge of the development of relevant transport management pilot scheme .

( 2 ) to allow Chinese companies owned or controlled by a non- owned five-star flag ship , a pilot in the country of import and export containers between coastal ports and coastal Shanghai incidentally business.

5 International Ship Management ( national industry classification : G Transportation, storage and postal services – 5539 Other water transportation support services )

Liberalization measures

Allow the establishment of wholly foreign-owned international ship management companies .

Third, the business services sector

6 Value-added telecommunications ( national industry classification : I information transmission , software and information technology services – 6319 Other telecommunications services, Internet Information Services 6420 , 6540, data processing and storage services , 6592 Call Center )

Liberalization measures

The protection of network and information security under the premise of allowing foreign firms to operate certain forms part of the value-added telecommunications services, such as breakthrough involving administrative regulations shall be approved by the State Council agreed .

7 games, game machines sales and services ( national industry classification : F Wholesale and retail – 5179 Wholesale of other machinery and electronic goods )

Liberalization measures

Allow foreign companies engaged in gaming entertainment equipment production and sales, through cultural authorities examine the content of the game entertainment equipment available for the domestic market.

Fourth, professional services

8 Counsel Services ( national industry classification : L Leasing and Business Services – 7221 lawyers and legal services )

Liberalization measures

Explore closely with foreign law firms in China ( Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions ) law firm business cooperation modalities and mechanisms .

9 credit investigation ( national industry classification : L Leasing and Business Services – 7295 Credit Services )

Liberalization measures

Allow the establishment of foreign-invested credit investigation company .

10 travel agencies ( national industry classification : L Leasing and Business Services – 7271 Travel Service )

Liberalization measures

Registered in the test area allows qualified joint venture travel agencies , in addition to the Taiwan outbound tourism business outside the region .

11 personnel intermediary services ( national industry classification : L Leasing and Business Services – 7262 professional intermediary services )

Liberalization measures

( A ) allow the establishment of Sino-foreign talent agency , foreign joint ventures could have no more than 70 % of the shares ; allow Macao service suppliers to set up wholly talent agency .

( 2 ) foreign talent agency minimum registered capital requirements reduced by the $ 300,000 to $ 125,000 .

12 Investment Management ( national industry classification : L Leasing and Business Services – 7211 Corporate Headquarters Management )

Liberalization measures

Allow the establishment of joint-stock foreign investment companies .

13 Engineering Design ( Industrial Classification : M scientific research and technology services company – 7482 Engineering Survey and Design )

Liberalization measures

The test area to provide services for the Shanghai foreign engineering design ( not including engineering survey ) enterprises, cancel the first application when qualified investors engineering performance requirements .

14 Construction services ( national industry classification : E Construction – 47 Housing construction , 48 civil engineering construction, 49 construction and installation industry ,

50 architectural decoration and other construction )

Liberalization measures

The test area contracted foreign-owned construction enterprises in Shanghai Sino-foreign joint construction projects , from construction projects in the proportion of foreign investment restrictions .

Fifth, cultural services

15 performances broker ( national industry classification : R Culture, Sports and Entertainment – 8941 cultural entertainment broker )

Liberalization measures

Cancellation foreign performance agencies equity ratio limits , allow the establishment of wholly foreign-owned performing arts agencies , to provide services in Shanghai .

16 Entertainment ( national industry classification : R Culture , Sports and Entertainment – 8911 dance hall entertainment )

Liberalization measures

Allow the establishment of wholly foreign-owned entertainment , providing services in the test area .

Sixth, social services

17 education and training, vocational skills training ( national industry classification : P Education – 8291 Vocational Training )

Liberalization measures

( A ) to allow foreign cooperative education organized by training institutions .

( 2 ) to allow foreign cooperative operating organizing vocational training institutions .

18 Medical services ( national industry classification : Q Health and Social Work – 8311 General Hospital , 8315 hospital, outpatient department [ of 8330 ] )

Liberalization measures

Allow the establishment of wholly foreign-owned medical institutions. ( China Network Financial Center )

中国网9月27日讯 据中国政府网消息,国务院印发了中国(上海)自由贸易试验区总体方案,并公布了服务业扩大开放措施,涉及6大领域18个行业开放清单。其中,允许设外资专业健康医疗保险机构、允许设立外商独资国际船舶管理企业、演出经纪机构、娱乐场所、医疗机构等。

根据方案,上海自贸区将扩大服务业开放。选择金融服务、航运服务、商贸服务、专业服务、文化服务以及社会服务领域扩大开放(具体开放清单见附件),暂停或取消投资者资质要求、股比限制、经营范围限制等准入限制措施(银行业机构、信息通信服务除外),营造有利于各类投资者平等准入的市场环境。

中国(上海)自由贸易试验区服务业扩大开放措施如下:

一、金融服务领域

1.银行服务(国民经济行业分类:J 金融业——6620 货币银行服务)

开放措施

(1)允许符合条件的外资金融机构设立外资银行,符合条件的民营资本与外资金融机构共同设立中外合资银行。在条件具备时,适时在试验区内试点设立有限牌照银行。

(2)在完善相关管理办法,加强有效监管的前提下,允许试验区内符合条件的中资银行开办离岸业务。

2.专业健康医疗保险(国民经济行业分类:J 金融业——6812 健康和意外保险)

开放措施

试点设立外资专业健康医疗保险机构。

3.融资租赁(国民经济行业分类:J 金融业——6631 金融租赁服务)

开放措施

(1)融资租赁公司在试验区内设立的单机、单船子公司不设最低注册资本限制。

(2)允许融资租赁公司兼营与主营业务有关的商业保理业务。

二、航运服务领域

4.远洋货物运输(国民经济行业分类:G 交通运输、仓储和邮政业——5521 远洋货物运输)

开放措施

(1)放宽中外合资、中外合作国际船舶运输企业的外资股比限制,由国务院交通运输主管部门制定相关管理试行办法。

(2)允许中资公司拥有或控股拥有的非五星旗船,先行先试外贸进出口集装箱在国内沿海港口和上海港之间的沿海捎带业务。

5.国际船舶管理(国民经济行业分类:G 交通运输、仓储和邮政业——5539 其他水上运输辅助服务)

开放措施

允许设立外商独资国际船舶管理企业。

三、商贸服务领域

6.增值电信(国民经济行业分类:I 信息传输、软件和信息技术服务业——6319 其他电信业务,6420 互联网信息服务,6540 数据处理和存储服务,6592 呼叫中心)

开放措施

在保障网络信息安全的前提下,允许外资企业经营特定形式的部分增值电信业务,如涉及突破行政法规,须国务院批准同意。

7.游戏机、游艺机销售及服务(国民经济行业分类:F 批发和零售业——5179 其他机械及电子商品批发)

开放措施

允许外资企业从事游戏游艺设备的生产和销售,通过文化主管部门内容审查的游戏游艺设备可面向国内市场销售。

四、专业服务领域

8.律师服务(国民经济行业分类:L 租赁和商务服务业——7221 律师及相关法律服务)

开放措施

探索密切中国律师事务所与外国(港澳台地区)律师事务所业务合作的方式和机制。

9.资信调查(国民经济行业分类:L 租赁和商务服务业——7295 信用服务)

开放措施

允许设立外商投资资信调查公司。

10.旅行社(国民经济行业分类:L 租赁和商务服务业——7271 旅行社服务)

开放措施

允许在试验区内注册的符合条件的中外合资旅行社,从事除台湾地区以外的出境旅游业务。

11.人才中介服务(国民经济行业分类:L 租赁和商务服务业——7262 职业中介服务)

开放措施

(1)允许设立中外合资人才中介机构,外方合资者可以拥有不超过70%的股权;允许港澳服务提供者设立独资人才中介机构。

(2)外资人才中介机构最低注册资本金要求由30万美元降低至12.5万美元。

12.投资管理(国民经济行业分类:L 租赁和商务服务业——7211 企业总部管理)

开放措施

允许设立股份制外资投资性公司。

13.工程设计(国民经济行业分类:M 科学研究与技术服务企业——7482 工程勘察设计)

开放措施

对试验区内为上海市提供服务的外资工程设计(不包括工程勘察)企业,取消首次申请资质时对投资者的工程设计业绩要求。

14.建筑服务(国民经济行业分类:E 建筑业——47 房屋建筑业,48 土木工程建筑业,49 建筑安装业,

50 建筑装饰和其他建筑业)

开放措施

对试验区内的外商独资建筑企业承揽上海市的中外联合建设项目时,不受建设项目的中外方投资比例限制。

五、文化服务领域

15.演出经纪(国民经济行业分类:R 文化、体育和娱乐业——8941 文化娱乐经纪人)

开放措施

取消外资演出经纪机构的股比限制,允许设立外商独资演出经纪机构,为上海市提供服务。

16.娱乐场所(国民经济行业分类:R 文化、体育和娱乐业——8911 歌舞厅娱乐活动)

开放措施

允许设立外商独资的娱乐场所,在试验区内提供服务。

六、社会服务领域

17.教育培训、职业技能培训(国民经济行业分类:P 教育——8291 职业技能培训)

开放措施

(1)允许举办中外合作经营性教育培训机构。

(2)允许举办中外合作经营性职业技能培训机构。

18.医疗服务(国民经济行业分类:Q 卫生和社会工作——8311 综合医院,8315 专科医院,8330 门诊部〔所〕)

开放措施

允许设立外商独资医疗机构。(中国网财经中心)