Type of Business

Board of Directors

Should the legal representative be the Chairman or an Executive Director?

Sino-Foreign Equity Joint Ventures

Must establish a Board of Directors

The legal representative must be the Chairman

Sino-Foreign Co-operative Joint Ventures

Must establish a Board of Directors or a Joint Managerial Institution

The legal representative must be the Chairman or the Director of the Joint Managerial Institution

Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprises

Does not necessarily need to set up a Board of Directors, but must appoint one Executive Director

The legal representative must be the Chairman, an Executive Director or a Manager