According to Articles 15, 16 and 3 of Interim Regulations of Foreign Law Firms Establishing Offices in the PRC, Chinese offices of foreign law firms (including those of Hong Kong law firms) and their staff may conduct the following business:

a. Provide clients with consultations on laws, international treaties, international commercial laws and international common practices, the laws metioned above refer only to those of the countries or regions where the foreign law firm is permitted to conduct lawyering business;

b. Accept the delegation of clients or Chinese law firms to handle legal affairs in countries or regions where the law firm is permitted to provide such legal service;

c. Represent foreign clients to entrust Chinese law firms to handle legal affairs in China.

Chinese offices of foreign law firms are forbidden to conduct the following business:

a. Represent clients in Chinese legal affairs;

b. Explain Chinese laws to clients;

c. Other business Chinese law forbides foreigners to conduct in China.

Without prior approval and registration, foreign law firms are fobidden to set up offices in China or conduct businesses that are forbidden as mentioned above. Foreign law firms are also forbidden to provide legal services in the name of consulting company, commercial firms or other entities.