Under the current PRC legal regime, foreign contractors may be able to adopt one or more of the following options as a means to gain access and exposure to the China market:
(a) setting up a Decree No.113 entity
(b) setting up a Decree No.114 entity
(c) establishing a foreign-invested consultancy enterprise to perform unregulated construction-related works
(d) collaborating with a Chinese design institute to provide cross-border design services
(e) acquiring an interest in a domestic design, engineering or construction company by merger or acquisition, thereby transforming it into a foreign-invested enterprise.
