（Approved by the State Council on December 31， 1981， promulgated¹ by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange Control on December 31，1981）
颁布日期：19811231 　实施日期：19811231 　颁布单位：国家外管局

　　Article 1 These Rules are formulated² in order to implement³ the provisions of Article 19 of the Interim⁴ Regulations on Foreign Exchange Control of the People's Republic of China.

　　Article 2 The “individuals” mentioned in these Rules refers to Chinese， foreign nationals or stateless persons residing in China （hereinafter referred to as “individuals”）。

　　Article 3 The items for which individuals may apply for foreign exchange include： incidental remittances⁶ to be remitted⁷ abroad； travelling and miscellaneous expenses needed when leaving China； the transfer abroad of investment funds and bank deposits of overseas Chinese； and the transfer abroad of funds belonging to persons leaving China and emigrating abroad.

　　Article 4 In special circumstances （such as serious illness， death or unexpected mishaps⁸） involving an individual's lineal relative abroad， the individual may apply for foreign exchange for incidental use， by presenting a certificate issued by his unit and a pertinent⁹ certificate issued by the locality where his relative resides， and the application may be approved according to the circumstances.

　　Article 5 An individual who has been given permission to leave China by the public security organ， and who has obtained a valid¹⁰ entry visa for the country of destination （in the case of a Chinese individual， an “exit receipt” must be obtained from the public security organ）， may be provided with foreign exchange for travelling and miscellaneous expenses needed for the trip via the shortest route from the port of departure from China to his destination. With respect to an individual who is leaving the country with a single-journey exit visa on his passport， in addition to being provided with foreign exchange for travelling and miscellaneous expenses， his other requirements for foreign exchange shall be dealt with according to the following provisions：

　　（1） Any retirement¹¹ pay， severance¹² pay， subsidies¹³ for leave of absence from work or pensions for the disabled and for survivors¹⁴ that he has received from organizations within territory in accordance with relevant provisions may be permitted to be remitted abroad in tote， provided that he has obtained the certificate of his unit， the verification of the competent department at next higher level， and the approval of the Bank of China after examination.

　　（2） An individual， who does not enjoy any retirement pay， severance pay， subsidies for leave of absence from work or pensions for the disabled and for survivors， may be provided with foreign exchange according to the actual circumstances. Foreign exchange shall not be provided for an individual who has been granted a double-journey exit-entry visa and who has applied¹⁵ for permission to remit⁵ abroad his retirement pay， severance pay， subsidies for leave of absence from work or pensions for the disabled and for survivors.

　　Article 6 If an individual who has been granted permission to leave China by the public security organ has received foreign exchange remitted from abroad for use as his travelling and miscellaneous expenses when he leaves China and has made a request to retain the original currency before the bank effects payment to him， he may retain the money in the original currency and is permitted to remit or carry it abroad at the time he leaves China.

　　Article 7 When overseas Chinese residing abroad and Hong Kong and Macao compatriots have invested foreign exchange in national or local overseas Chinese investment corporations， they may be permitted to remit abroad the share capital that falls due and dividends¹⁶ that they receive in foreign exchange， if， according to the corporations' articles of association， these are to be paid by the investment corporations as such； foreign exchange shall not be provided if the payments are to be made in Renminbi.

　　Article 8 When overseas Chinese residing abroad or Hong Kong and Macao compatriots apply for remitting¹⁷ abroad the money that they have deposited in their own names in an Overseas Chinese Renminbi Savings¹⁸ Account in banks within China， they may be provided with foreign exchange upon approval according to the circumstances.

　　Article 9 When an individual's entire family have been given permission by the public security organ to emigrate abroad， he shall not be permitted， in accordance with the deposit regulations， to remit abroad the money in his Overseas Chinese Renminbi Savings Account， which he entrusts¹⁹ to a bank in China for safekeeping at the time he leaves the country； if， compelled by economic difficulties， the depositor applies for permission to remit his deposits abroad， he may， on the evidence he submits， be provided with foreign exchange upon approval according to the circumstances.

　　Article 10 All types of applications for foreign exchange mentioned above shall be filed with the local branch office of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange Control or with the Bank of China authorized²⁰ to handle such matters； after examination and approval， such foreign exchange may be remitted or carried abroad.

　　Article 11 These Rules shall be promulgated and put into effect by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange Control