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Hong Kong Tax, Offshore and Legal News Headlines 2003
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30/12/2003 Multinational Firms Rush To Take Advantage Of CEPA Agreement
30/12/2003 Thailand Considers Hedge Fund Tax To Curb Currency Speculation
29/12/2003 Tom.Com To List On-Line Subsidiary
25/12/2003 Control Of Hong Kong Listing Sponsors To Pass To SFC
17/12/2003 Hong Kong Companies Criticize New Domain Name Registration Plans
15/12/2003 ING To Target Middle-Income Professionals With New Hong Kong-Based Banking Service
12/12/2003 China, Hong Kong And Macau Meet To Discuss Intellectual Property
11/12/2003 Hong Kong Business Urged To Take Early Advantage Of CEPA Deal
11/12/2003 Hong Kong And Belgium Sign Comprehensive Double Tax Treaty
10/12/2003 Hong Kong Heading Onto Path Of Sustainable Growth, Say Economists
04/12/2003 China Extends Tax Breaks To SARS-Affected Businesses
03/12/2003 Chinese Bar Reforms Revealed
02/12/2003 Hong Kong Economy Surges On Consumer-Driven Recovery
01/12/2003 Hong Kong Citizens Not Yet Sold On The Idea Of Sales Tax
01/12/2003 Hong Kong And Singapore Sign DTA For Airline And Shipping Operations
01/12/2003 CEPA Will Allow Film-Makers Access To Huge Chinese Market Says Seminar
28/11/2003 China To Pilot Key Tax Reforms Next Year
28/11/2003 China-Focused Hedge Fund Launched By Platinum Capital Management
24/11/2003 Standard Life Wins 8th Consecutive Investment Provider Award
21/11/2003 Hong Kong To Offer Renminbi Banking
20/11/2003 Hong Kong Banks To Set Up In Shenzen Under CEPA Deal
19/11/2003 AIMR Warns Over Lack Of Transparency In Mainland Chinese Markets
18/11/2003 Expert Urges Single Financial Regulator For Hong Kong
18/11/2003 Credit Suisse Launches Asia-Focused Fund
17/11/2003 Major Changes Underway At Hong Kong Stock Exchange
14/11/2003 Hong Kong Government Making Strides In Implementing IT Strategy
13/11/2003 Singapore Passes Law To Prevent Abuse Of Free Trade Agreements
12/11/2003 Hong Kong's Business Community Calls For New Spam Laws
12/11/2003 Hong Kong Is Recovering, Tung Tells British Business Leaders
12/11/2003 Asian Investors Set To Be New 'Guardian Angels' Of International Markets
10/11/2003 Hong Kong Insurance Industry Concerned Over Plans To Spin Off Regulator
07/11/2003 Hong Kong Legislature Passes Tax Concession For QDIs And Unit Trusts
06/11/2003 Hong Kong Business Community In Favour Of Tax-Free Enterprise Zone
31/10/2003 Hong Kong Promotes Business Sector To East Europe
30/10/2003 Hong Kong Signs Shipping Double Taxation Agreement With Norway
30/10/2003 HSBC To Acquire Bank Of Bermuda
29/10/2003 Taiwan Proposes Tax Holiday For Telecoms Industry
29/10/2003 Hong Kong Imports Grow As Recovery Takes Hold
29/10/2003 Hedge Fund Education Urged In HK In Face Of Lukewarm Investor Response
28/10/2003 Hong Kong's Tax Base Is Too Narrow, Warn Experts
27/10/2003 Hong Kong Accountants To Get New Corporate Governance Rules
27/10/2003 Crocodile Garments And Lacoste End Decade Long Patent Battle
23/10/2003 Hong Kong's Fragile Recovery Cannot Support Sales Tax, Says Tung
23/10/2003 Chinese Government Announces New Blueprint For Tax Policy
22/10/2003 Hong Kong Remains Location Of Choice For Regional HQs
22/10/2003 Healthy Economic Growth Boosts Chinese Tax Collection
21/10/2003 Hong Kong Commerce Secretary Praises IP Protection Regime
14/10/2003 Hong Kong's Budget Deficit Expected To Hit $HK100 Billion This Year
10/10/2003 Hong Kong Goverment Claims SARS Loan Guarantee Scheme Is A Success
10/10/2003 Hong Kong Legislature Approves Airline Ticket Tax Hike
09/10/2003 ASEAN Countries To Lift Tariffs In EU-Style Trading Bloc
09/10/2003 First A-Share Mutual Fund Launched In Hong Kong
07/10/2003 Economist Urges Beijing To Cut Export Tax Credits To Help Yuan
06/10/2003 Hong Kong Business Activity At Three-Year High
02/10/2003 CEPA Renders Tax-Free Zone Unecessary Says HK Government
01/10/2003 Hong Kong And China Sign CEPA Deal
30/09/2003 Tax-Free Industrial Zone Proposed Between Hong Kong And Shenzen
30/09/2003 Bank Of Bermuda Expands Trading Platform into Asia
25/09/2003 US Fund Manager Supports Quarterly Reporting Proposals For HK Firms
22/09/2003 Tsang Paints Optimistic Picture For Hong Kong Economy
19/09/2003 Hong Kong Banks Could Soon Take Yuan Deposits
15/09/2003 Hong Kong Considers Bond Issue To Finance Long Term Spending
12/09/2003 Hong Kong Banks Out-Perform Expectations
11/09/2003 Hong Kong Barristers Exert Pressure On China For Mainland Practice Rights
10/09/2003 Tang Facing Opposition Over Hong Kong Border Tax Proposal
09/09/2003 Hong Kong And China Inching Closer To Final CEPA Deal
08/09/2003 Hong Kong's Government Abandons Contentious Security Law
05/09/2003 HSBC Asset Management Keen To Penetrate Chinese Market
04/09/2003 E*Trade To Offer On-Line Forex Trading In Hong Kong
03/09/2003 Hong Kong Minister Supports Quarterly Reporting For Listed Companies
02/09/2003 Hong Kong's Monetary Performance Unruffled By SAR's Travails
02/09/2003 Hong Kong Government Merciful To 3G License-Holders
01/09/2003 On-Line Share Trading Is Accelerating In Hong Kong
29/08/2003 Goodhart Encourages Talk Of A Renminbi Peg For Hong Kong
28/08/2003 US IT Leader Responds To Chinese Software 'Protectionism'
28/08/2003 Irish Publisher Offers Comprehensive Offshore Investment Statistics
28/08/2003 HKEx To Allow Fast Listing Of Collective Investment Reits
27/08/2003 China And Hong Kong Sign Banking Regulation MOU
26/08/2003 Hong Kong Exchange May Weaken Entry Requirements
25/08/2003 PCCW Wants Out Of Inter-Connection Responsibility
22/08/2003 Tang's Spokesman Hints At Tax Cuts For Middle Class
21/08/2003 Plans To Tackle Hong Kong Deficit On Hold Until Next Year
20/08/2003 Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Committee Mulls Corporate Governance Reforms
20/08/2003 Tang Optimistic Despite Record Unemployment Levels
19/08/2003 Hong Kong Government Mulls Sales Tax Proposal
18/08/2003 Jersey Finance To Expand Overseas Promotional Programme
18/08/2003 Negative Equity In Hong Kong Grows As Property Market Slumps
13/08/2003 HK Firm Wins Cyber-Squatting Case Against Sony
12/08/2003 China Ready To Dicuss Yuan Exchange In Hong Kong
11/08/2003 Hong Kong SFC Issues Warning Over Boiler Room Investment Scams
08/08/2003 Man Wants Hedge Funds Authorised For HK Retail Market
07/08/2003 Hong Kong IT Group Calls For Anti-Spam Legislation
06/08/2003 Hong Kong's Tung Appoints New Financial Secretary
31/07/2003 Hong Kong Maintains Position As Leading Asian Fund Centre
28/07/2003 Doubts Remain On Popularity Of Hong Kong REIT Market
25/07/2003 Hong Kong Comes Out Top In Ernst & Young Tax Index
24/07/2003 HKSA Chief Says Existing Brokers Should Be Exempted From New Capital Requirements
23/07/2003 HKEx To Appear On List Of Reporting Law Violators
21/07/2003 Tung Vows To Listen Following Protest And Resignations
21/07/2003 China May Allow London Law Firms To Forge Local Alliances
17/07/2003 Leung To Face Prosecutor Investigation In Car Purchase Affair
16/07/2003 Hong Kong Managers Enjoy Highest Purchasing Power
16/07/2003 HK has World's Greatest Economic Freedom Says CATO Institute
14/07/2003 India And Hong Kong Sign Limited Taxation Treaty
14/07/2003 Tax Cut Likely To Boost Market In ADRs
11/07/2003 Hong Kong's Government Under Threat In Wake Of Security Law Debacle
11/07/2003 Abbey National To Restructure Offshore Operations
09/07/2003 Hong Kong SFC Executive Director Speaks Out On Capital Requirements For Brokers
08/07/2003 Hong Kong's Anti-Subversion Bill Falters
07/07/2003 HK Brokers Relieved By Capital Requirement Omission In SFC's Legco Report
03/07/2003 Offshore Financial Services Databook 2003 Published
01/07/2003 Japanese Telecoms Provider Bemoans Over-Deregulation In Hong Kong Market
27/06/2003 Hong Kong Government Passes Reduced Car Tax
26/06/2003 SARS Fails To Dampen Foreign Investment In Hong Kong
24/06/2003 Some HK Lawyers Permitted To Practise On Chinese Mainland
24/06/2003 Relief In Hong Kong As WHO Lifts SARS Warning
20/06/2003 E*Trade To Close Retail Operation In Hong Kong
20/06/2003 Hong Kong Banks Perform Well Despite SARS Shock Say Goldman
17/06/2003 HKEx Willing To Hand Over Some Regulatory Responsibility To SFC
16/06/2003 Hong Kong Stock Market Reforms On Hold For At Least Two Years
16/06/2003 UK Fund Manager Gets Green Light From Hong Kong SFC
16/06/2003 Hong Kong May Struggle To Develop REIT Market
13/06/2003 Hong Kong and China Finalise Free Trade Agreement
13/06/2003 US State Department Lifts Hong Kong Travel Warning
13/06/2003 Retail Hedge Funds Show Disappointing Results In Hong Kong
10/06/2003 Hong Kong Mulling Corporate Governance Law Reforms
09/06/2003 Hong Kong Customs Launches Crackdown On Corporate IP Violations
05/06/2003 Hong Kong Property Market Slumps Further In May
28/05/2003 China May Be About To Liberalise Foreign Exchange Rules
22/05/2003 Hong Kong Lenders Urge Beijing To Lift Restrictions On Yuan
20/05/2003 Hong Kong Accountants Urged To Strengthen Self-Regulation Plans
14/05/2003 Citibank To Refocus On HNWI In Hong Kong
12/05/2003 SARS Patent Claims Raise Ethical Concerns
12/05/2003 Leung Survives No-Confidence Vote
12/05/2003 SARS Crisis May Have Created Investment Opportunities, Report Suggests
08/05/2003 Leung Faces No-Confidence Vote Over Car Tax Row
07/05/2003 Lower Disclosure Threshold Prompts 'Treasure Hunt' For Stocks In Hong Kong
06/05/2003 Data Reveals Devasting Impact Of SARS On Hong Kong Economy
06/05/2003 SARS Researchers Rush To Patent Their Discoveries
06/05/2003 PCCW To Bid For UK Broadband Licenses
01/05/2003 Hong Kong Stocks Rally On SARS Hopes
24/04/2003 Hedge Funds Take Foward Position On HK Dollar
24/04/2003 Hong Kong To Fight Downturn With HK$11.8 Billion Tax Break Package
23/04/2003 Asian Hedge Fund House Plans Launch Of Four New Funds
22/04/2003 Hong Kong Economy At Risk From SARS After Beijing Admits Problems
21/04/2003 Hong Kong's Economy Reeling From SARS Crisis
18/04/2003 Hong Kong Shareholder Advocate Elected To HKEx Board
09/04/2003 Hong Kong Updates Trade Mark Legislation
08/04/2003 IoM Private Bank Opens Representative Office In Hong Kong
04/04/2003 Microsoft Australia Uses Offshore Sales Offices To Reduce Tax Bill
03/04/2003 Hong Kong Facing Legal Action Over Maid Tax
24/03/2003 Corporate Misconduct Will Be Severely Punished, Hong Kong's SFC Chief Warns
13/03/2003 No Let Up For Hong Kong Taxpayers
11/03/2003 Hong Kong Proposes To Allow REITs
07/03/2003 Higher Taxes And Spending Cuts In Hong Kong Budget
06/03/2003 Hong Kong's Online Brokers Tussle Over Fees
03/03/2003 HK Experts Say Plan To Woo Investors Flawed
03/03/2003 Hong Kong Budget Will Address Budget Deficit
28/02/2003 Hong Kong Government Confirms Tax On Foreign Maids
27/02/2003 IMF Cuts SAR Growth Forecast
25/02/2003 Hong Kong Business Groups Agree To 1% Tax Increase
25/02/2003 Hong Kong's SFC Tightens Up On IPO Marketing Rules
24/02/2003 New Study Examines Regulation Of Shipping Registries
24/02/2003 Tax Increases Inevitable In SAR Budget, Report Suggests
24/02/2003 S&P Launches New Stock Indices For Hong Kong Market
19/02/2003 Hong Kong's Cyberport Lettings Are Not Going Well
17/02/2003 Hong Kong To Levy $18 Per Head Tax On Travelers
14/02/2003 Hong Kong's SFC To Have Additional Stock Market Powers
12/02/2003 Hong Kong Tops League Of Foreign Investors Into China
10/02/2003 PCCW In Trouble Over Abortive Cable & Wireless Offer
07/02/2003 Hong Kong Tax Increases Likely To Backfire, Report Warns
07/02/2003 Hong Kong As Business Location Scores High In Poll Of Foreign Firms
05/02/2003 Hong Kong's Law On Treason Meets Stiff Resistance
03/02/2003 Hong Kong's Exchange Wants To Rank Listed Companies
30/01/2003 Weekend SQL Worm May Have Started From Hong Kong
29/01/2003 Hong Kong Financial Secretary Wants To Keep Things Simple
29/01/2003 Hong Kong Government 'Endorses' Accenture Digital Logistics Plan
28/01/2003 PCCW Says Mainland Buyers Want Whole CyberPort Blocks
28/01/2003 Moody's Urges Hong Kong Government To Tackle Deficit
27/01/2003 HSBC Launches Retail Fund Of Hedge Funds In Hong Kong
24/01/2003 Chinese Authorities Swoop In Biggest Ever Tax Evasion Case
24/01/2003 DBS Bank Launches Singapore's First Retail Hedge Fund Of Funds
21/01/2003 Hong Kong Won't Force Quarterly Reporting On Companies
20/01/2003 Hong Kong's PCCW Would Like To Float Real Estate Interests
17/01/2003 Minimum Commissions Set To Exit Hong Kong Market
15/01/2003 Hong Kong Likely To Raise Income Tax Rate, Says PwC
14/01/2003 Furore Over Planned Tax For Foreign Domestic Workers Continues In Hong Kong
14/01/2003 Boom Times In China For Tax Advisers
13/01/2003 Hong Kong Commerce Secretary Takes Swipe At Singapore Tax Breaks
13/01/2003 Leung Slammed For 'Selective' Tax Hike Plans
09/01/2003 Hong Kong Chief Executive Outlines Economic Policy
08/01/2003 ACCA Urges Leung To Hit Salaries Tax, But To Spare Business Breaks
07/01/2003 Asian Countries Protest Hong Kong's Planned Tax On Domestic Workers
07/01/2003 Sanders Renews Attack On OECD
07/01/2003 PCCW Begins Marketing Cyberport Residential Units
06/01/2003 Survey Shows Hong Kong Business Activity Shrank Again In December
06/01/2003 Consolidation Of On-Line Trade Management In Hong Kong
03/01/2003 Hong Kong Becomes Major Funding Centre For Mainland Chinese Firms
01/01/2003 PwC Predicts Slower Year For Hong Kong Listings

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