China means the People’s Republic of China, excluding, for purposes of this Agreement, Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region of the PRC and Taiwan.
Mainland China means the People's Republic of China but excluding Hong Kong and Macau;
PRC means the People’s Republic of China, but solely for the purposes of this Agreement, excluding Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region and the islands of Taiwan.
HKFE means the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited.
WFOE has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
HKMA means the Hong Kong Monetary Authority;
HK$ Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong;
HKEx means Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited;
CJI means criminal justice information collected by criminal justice agencies needed for the performance of their authorized functions, including, without limitation, all information defined as criminal justice information by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Security Policy, as amended and all Criminal Justice Records as defined under §24-72-302, C.R.S.
Asia means Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.
HK Company shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble of this Agreement.
People s Bank of China” means People’s Bank of China acting as the central bank of the People’s Republic of China pursuant to the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the People’s Bank of China promulgated by the National People’s Congress on 18 March 1995.
CBD means cannabidiol.
India means the territory of India and includes the territorial sea and airspace above it, as well as any other maritime zone in which India has sovereign rights, other rights and jurisdiction, according to the Indian law and in accordance with international law, including the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea;
Chile means the Republic of Chile.
PRC Companies means, collectively, all entities listed in Appendix A hereof, and each, a “PRC Company”.
RFB means this Request for Bids and any addenda hereto.
CSRC means the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
HKFRS Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
NPC means the VA-affiliated non-profit research, or research and education, corporation created and operated under the laws of the state identified on the cover page. The NPC’s role and obligations are set forth in this CRADA pursuant to its statutory authority under 38 U.S.C. §§ 7361-68 and VHA Handbook 1200.17.
ECO ECO Resources, Inc., a Texas corporation. ---
BOT means the Bank of Thailand.
PMU means the Project Management Unit established in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to this Loan Agreement;
Hong Kong” the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC;
South Caucasus/Central and South Asian (SC/CASA) state means Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, or Uzbekistan.
HKICL means Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited and its successors and assigns.