For foreign investors, their qualification documents or identification shall be notarized by the notary authority in their home country and authenticated by the Chinese embassy or consulate in that country. If their country has no diplomatic relations with China, the documents shall be notarized by the embassy or consulate of a third country that has diplomatic relations with China and then authenticated by the Chinese embassy or consulate in that third country; in some cases, documents issued by overseas territories of certain countries shall first be notarized in the territory, then authenticated by the country's diplomatic authorities, and finally authenticated by the Chinese embassy or consulate in that country; except where any international treaties concluded or jointly acceded to by China and relevant countries provide otherwise for authentication. If the identification document submitted by a foreign natural person is a passport that has been visaed by the Chinese embassy or consulate and confirmed by China's exit-entry administration authorities, after verification of the original document, notarization is not required. For the qualification documents or identification of investors from the Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, and Taiwan region (China), it shall, in accordance with specific regulations or agreements, provide the notarized documents from local notarization authorities by law. For natural person investors from the Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR, their identification documents are the local permanent resident identity card, SAR passport, or Chinese-Mainland-issued Residence Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents, or the Chinese-Mainland-issued Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents; if they submit the Residence Permit or the Mainland Travel Permit, notarization is not required. For natural person investors from the Taiwan region (China), the Residence Permit or the Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents issued by the Chinese Mainland can serve as their identification without the need for notarization or authentication.