Approval procedures for foreign investment projects

Required materials

1. Application report of the project

2. Feasibility Study Report

3. Preliminary design and budget estimate of the project

4. Planning requirements issued by the administrative department of urban planning

5. Land use opinions issued by the Ministry of Land and Resources

6. Assessment and approval documents of environmental impact issued by the environmental protection administrative department of Hainan province.

7. Other documents in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. 

Projects required to file materials

Projects that do not use government funds

Projects other than listed Investment Projects Approved by the Government

Approved projects

Projects that do not use government funds

Projects included in listed Investment Projects Approved by the Government

Pre-approved projects

Projects within government budget funds

Projects directly invested or guaranteed by the government special construction fund

Foreign loan construction projects repaid by the government

Procedures

1 Foreign investment enterprises file the application report with the Hainan Development and Reform Commission to start the approval process of investment projects.

2 The report will be evaluated by a consulting company and sent to the administrative department of Hainan province for an opinion. It will take seven work days for the process.

3 Incentive projects with a total investment of 100 million dollars or more, and restricted projects with a total investment of 50 million dollars or more will be approved by the National Development and Reform Commission. Incentive projects with a total investment of less than 100 million dollars, and restricted projects with a total investment of less than 50 million dollars will be approved by the Hainan Development and Reform Bureau.

4 The approval will be passed within five work days and applicants will be informed to obtain relevant approval documents.

5 After receiving the approval documents, applicants must follow proper procedures regarding land use and urban planning. 

(This English version is only for reference. To learn more, please refer to the authoritative Chinese version.)