The head office of a representative office (RO) shall apply for deregistration upon the occurrence of the following events: (1) the head office decides to close down its RO in China; (2) the RO will not continue its operation upon the expiration of its residence in China; (3) the head office ceases to exist; (4) the RO has been ordered to close down in accordance with the law. The RO shall apply for deregistration with various registration authorities involved