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March 2010

Comprehensive Double Taxation Treaties – Exchange of Information

March 25, 2010

On January 6, 2010, LegCo passed the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Ordinance 2010 (“the Amendment Ordinance”).  This has enabled Hong Kong to adopt the 2004 Organisation for Economic Cooperation’s (“OECD”) version of the Exchange of Information Article in its comprehensive double taxation treaties with other jurisdictions.  The amendments to the Inland Revenue [...]

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Double Taxation Agreements

March 19, 2010

The Inland Revenue Department continues to be very active in its Double Taxation Relief negotiations with other countries.  In 2009, negotiations took place with the following countries:
France (3rd round)
Indonesia (1st round)
Ireland (1st round)
Spain (1st round)
UAE (1st round)
The United Kingdom (2nd round)
And in the first few months of 2010 there have [...]

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Is The Government Listening?

March 19, 2010

Before the Financial Secretary issued the 2010/2011 budget on February 24, 2010, he had asked the business community, as well as other interested parties, to submit their “budget wish list” to him.  Among the organisations that responded were:

The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (“HKGCC”)
The British [...]

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My interview on Quamnet.com

March 9, 2010

The link below goes to my interview on Quamnet.com, the no. 1 financial portal website in China and Hong Kong, where I discuss the 2010/2011 HK Budget.
http://www.quamnet.com/newscontent.action?articleId=1478961

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My Interviews on RTHK 3 regarding the 2010/2011 HK Budget

March 4, 2010

I was recently invited to talk on RTHK 3, Hong Kong’s premier English speaking radio station, regarding the 2010/2011 Hong Kong Budget.
My first appearance was on the 24th of February edition of Hong Kong Today, the morning of the HK Budget’s release.
Click HERE to listen;
The following day I was asked onto the show Back Chat, [...]

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