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Hong Kong Tax, Offshore and Legal News Headlines 2004
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30/12/2004 LFX Market Capitalisation Breaches US$10bn Mark
29/12/2004 China’s Property Market Becoming More Accessible To Foreign Firms
28/12/2004 China Tightens Fund Management Rules For Investment Trusts
28/12/2004 Antigua & Barbuda PM In Talks With Far Eastern Businessmen
24/12/2004 Hong Kong Banker Calls For Taxpayer Representation In LegCo
23/12/2004 CSRC Facing National Audit Office Probe
22/12/2004 Switzerland Attempts To Woo Chinese Firms
21/12/2004 Hong Kong Favoured By International Fund Managers
21/12/2004 Hong Kong Link REIT Postponed Over Legal Uncertainties
17/12/2004 Doubt Shrouds Link Reit After Court’s Decision
16/12/2004 Hong Kong Link REIT Survives Late Legal Challenge
15/12/2004 China Pledges To Tax Its Own Textile Exports
14/12/2004 Hong Kong And UK Sign Agreement To Cooperate In ICT Ventures
13/12/2004 Hong Kong Government Committed To Maintenance Of Cutting Edge Asset Management Industry
10/12/2004 Hong Kong And Denmark Sign Anti-Double Tax Agreement In Shipping
10/12/2004 Dubai Taps Into Chinese Growth Through Acquisition Of Port Operations
07/12/2004 Hong Kong Has No Need For A Sales Tax, Say Experts
07/12/2004 HK Law Society Calls For Lifting Of Ban On Law Firm LLPs
06/12/2004 Analysts Warn Against Anti-Outsourcing Legislation
06/12/2004 Bahamas Minister To Head China-Caribbean Trade Forum
06/12/2004 Hong Kong Government Keen To Develop Territory’s Financial Services Strengths
03/12/2004 Hong Kong SFC Issues Consultation On Takeover Rules
02/12/2004 Hong Kong Link Reit ‘Was Not Undervalued’, Says Government
01/12/2004 China Signs Deal With Asean To Create World’s Largest Free Trade Zone
30/11/2004 New ETF Gives International Investors Exposure to Chinese ‘A Shares’
30/11/2004 Dubai Receives 'Invest Hong Kong' Delegation
29/11/2004 Hong Kong Launches World’s Largest REIT IPO
26/11/2004 Tang Tells Hong Kong Businesses Not To Expect Any Tax Cuts
26/11/2004 Regulatory Changes In Taiwan And Singapore Attract Fund Managers
24/11/2004 Many Hong Kong SMEs Are Ignoring Corporate Governance Issues
23/11/2004 Tang Seeks To Stimulate Debate On Sales Tax
22/11/2004 Hong Kong Gazettes Four Double Tax Agreements
18/11/2004 CEPA The Ideal Pathway For Foreign Firms To Enter China, Says Tsang
17/11/2004 Tang Proposes CGT Introduction
15/11/2004 SFC Leadership Proposals May Compromise Independence
12/11/2004 Hong Kong Housing Authority Prepares To Launch First REIT
10/11/2004 Hong Kong Sells Itself As Base For International Investment
09/11/2004 Hong Kong Remains Favourable Logistics Hub Despite ‘Vulnerabilities’
09/11/2004 ACCA Hong Kong welcomes Adoption Of International Financial Reporting Standards
05/11/2004 Economists Predict Strong Growth For Hong Kong
05/11/2004 SwiftTrade Announces New Hong Kong Office
05/11/2004 Slaughters Decides Against China Launch
04/11/2004 Hong Kong Pushing IP Protection Advantages Over China
04/11/2004 New Analyst 'Conflict Of Interest' Guidelines Released In Hong Kong
03/11/2004 IBA Delegates Cast Doubt On Need For Specialist IP Courts
02/11/2004 Chinese And Hong Kong Justice Officials Meet To Discuss Legal Cooperation
02/11/2004 Hong Kong Seeks To Advance Trade Links With Czech Republic
01/11/2004 Tsang Showcases Pearl River Delta Investment Opportunities To German Audience
29/10/2004 Two-Thirds Of Hong Kong Firms Plan Recruitment Drive
28/10/2004 Hong Kong And China Announce Rules Of Origin Under CEPA II
27/10/2004 LSE Launches Hong Kong Office
27/10/2004 China Agrees Tariff Reduction Programme With ASEAN
27/10/2004 China Set To Become World’s Leading Futures Market
26/10/2004 Hong Kong Gazettes Double Tax Aviation Agreement With Macao
25/10/2004 DTA Between Hong Kong And Belgium Enters Into Force
25/10/2004 Tsang Pushes Hong Kong’s Investment Opportunities In European Tour
21/10/2004 Hong Kong To Investigate Price Fixing Among Oil Suppliers
20/10/2004 Hong Kong And China Set To Announce Origin Rules Under CEPA II
19/10/2004 Hong Kong’s Property Market Recovery Will Be Short-lived, Says Economist
18/10/2004 OFTA To Contest PCCW Judicial Review
18/10/2004 Best Investment Returns Will Be Found In Asian Markets
15/10/2004 Tax Regime Attracts Record Numbers of Regional HQs to Hong Kong
13/10/2004 Ireland Seeks To Grow Trade Links With Asia
13/10/2004 HSBC Launches Yuan-Based Credit Card
12/10/2004 Hong Kong Ushers In New Prospectus Regulatory Regime
11/10/2004 First Swiss Legal Firm Locates In Hong Kong
11/10/2004 Hong Kong’s Hedge Fund Regulation ‘Will Not Be Compromised’ Says SFC
08/10/2004 PCCW Demands Closure Of VoIP Provider
06/10/2004 Hong Kong Urges Canadian Film Makers To Take Advantage Of CEPA Deal
06/10/2004 IBA Urges Creation Of More Specialist IP Courts
05/10/2004 Hong Kong Should Abolish Estate Tax, Says E&Y
05/10/2004 Barbados/China Tax Treaty Underutilised, Says Minister
04/10/2004 Asia-Pacific Hedge Fund Assets Double In Twelve Months
04/10/2004 S&P Urges Hong Kong To Strengthen Fiscal Revenues
01/10/2004 Hong Kong Leads Strong Third Quarter Growth In Asian Markets
30/09/2004 Hong Kong Extends Consultation On Political Reform
30/09/2004 Weak Equity Markets Drive Currency Trading To Record Volumes
29/09/2004 Inheritance Tax Remains Off China’s Short Term Agenda
28/09/2004 OECD Produces Report On Liberalisation Of Global Legal Services Sector
27/09/2004 Financial Markets Association Calls For Increased Forex Regulation
24/09/2004 Hong Kong Consumer Prices Rose In August
23/09/2004 Hong Kong Slips In Regional Corporate Governance Survey
23/09/2004 World’s Top Executives Gather For Hong Kong Conference
22/09/2004 Dubai Receives Trade Delegation From Hong Kong
21/09/2004 PCCW Cleared Of 'Margin Squeeze' Broadband Allegations
21/09/2004 Rules To Be Relaxed For Chinese Firms Investing In Hong Kong
15/09/2004 Hong Kong Tops List Of Global House Price Rises
15/09/2004 Hong Kong Telecoms Regulator Won't Rein In VoIP Services
14/09/2004 Pro-Democracy Parties Make Minor Gain In Hong Kong Elections
14/09/2004 Google News Site Faces Copyright Row In Hong Kong
14/09/2004 Cayman Finance Industry To Be Represented In Hong Kong
13/09/2004 Hong Kong Is The Gateway To Global Markets, Chinese Business Told
10/09/2004 London Stock Exchange To Open Hong Kong Office
10/09/2004 Maples & Calder Expands In Jersey And BVI
09/09/2004 Cheung Kong Holdings Teams Up With Dubai Bank To Launch Islamic Property Investment Trust
09/09/2004 Hong Kong To Stiffen Rules For E-Government Projects
08/09/2004 Hong Kong Establishes Joint R&D Scheme With Guandong
08/09/2004 China To End Favourable Income Tax Rate For Foreign-Backed Firms
08/09/2004 Hong Kong Jockey Club On The Ropes - Again
06/09/2004 Hedge Funds Return To Asian Markets
02/09/2004 Towry Law May Face Additional Compensation Claims
01/09/2004 China Passes E-Commerce Legislation, Cracks Down On Content
01/09/2004 Economists Raise Growth Projections For Hong Kong
31/08/2004 China And Hong Kong Agree To Further Trade Liberalisation Under CEPA
30/08/2004 Hong Kong Law Firm Becomes First To Secure Alliance With Chinese Group
27/08/2004 Hong Kong And China Discuss Trade Liberalisation
26/08/2004 Hong Kong’s Deflation Reversed As Consumer Prices Begin To Rise
25/08/2004 Hong Kong/New Zealand Free Trade Talks Hit The Buffers
24/08/2004 Hong Kong Will Remain Region’s Business Hub, Government Assures
20/08/2004 Towry Law Offers $30m Settlement Over Hedge Fund Mis-Selling
19/08/2004 S&P Assigns Stable Outlook To Hong Kong’s Insurance Sector
17/08/2004 Democracy In Hong Kong Is Safe, Says SAR Government
17/08/2004 Mainland Firms Help HKEx Boost First Half Earnings
13/08/2004 China To Ease Entry For Foreign Banks
11/08/2004 Tories Fear Tax Hike For UK Expats
10/08/2004 HKEx Proposes Reduction In Minimum Spreads
06/08/2004 Hong Kong’s Online Brokers Call For More Security
04/08/2004 Expatriates Must Pay Chinese Income Taxes
03/08/2004 Hong Kong Business Survey Sees Trade Volumes Increasing
02/08/2004 Hong Kong Regulator May Relax Rules For Hedge Funds
30/07/2004 Free Financial Guidance Offered To Emigrating Britons
29/07/2004 Sharp Rise Expected In Hong Kong Mortgage Approvals This Year
27/07/2004 Government Data Shows Hong Kong Emerging From Deflation
23/07/2004 Hong Kong Mulls Estate Tax Reform
22/07/2004 Hong Kong Bankruptcies Rise Despite Economic Recovery
21/07/2004 Hong Kong Firms Can Benefit From Regional Integration
20/07/2004 Hong Kong Sells $1.25 Billion In US Dollar Bonds
19/07/2004 Hong Kong Remains World's Freest Economy, Says Cato Institute
16/07/2004 China Said To Favour Yuan Bond Market In Hong Kong
13/07/2004 Legco Passes Watered-Down Companies Ordinance
12/07/2004 Hong Kong And Kuwait To Forge Closer Investment Links
09/07/2004 Tung Has 'No Authority' To Ask China To Review Direct Elections Ruling
09/07/2004 Hong Kong Funds Industry Seeks To Tap China’s Foreign Exchange Deposits
08/07/2004 Assets Managed By Funds In Hong Kong Leapt 80% In 2003
08/07/2004 KPMG Warns On Impact Of New Accounting Standards On Hong Kong Banks
07/07/2004 China-Hong Kong IP Talks Preserve Status Quo
06/07/2004 Hong Kong Implements IMF Recommendations On Settlement System
02/07/2004 Hong Kong IPOs Have Raised HK$50 Billion In 2004
01/07/2004 S&P Upgrades Outlook On Hong Kong’s Currency Rating
30/06/2004 Hong Kong Mulling 'Super Regulator' For Telecoms And Broadcasting Industries
30/06/2004 Hong Kong Housing Authority Prepares To Sell City’s First REIT
29/06/2004 Database Will Help Hong Kong Banks Comply With Money Laundering Regulations
24/06/2004 Hong Kong Inland Revenue Eyes Macau Corporate Tax Breaks
24/06/2004 Asia Pacific Set For Private Banking Boom
23/06/2004 Hong Kong Monetary Authority Sounds Note Of Caution Over Hedge Funds
23/06/2004 2004 A Slow Year For Asian Hedge Funds Start Ups
22/06/2004 Hong Kong Highly Favoured By Global Fund Managers
21/06/2004 Hong Kong Sees Large Growth In HNWI Population
18/06/2004 Hong Kong Lawmakers Approve Tax Raising Measures
17/06/2004 Macau Offshore Zone Not A Threat To Hong Kong, Says Minister
16/06/2004 Canadian Business Invited To Take Advantage Of Hong Kong/China CEPA Deal
16/06/2004 HNWIs Profit From Stock Market Rally And Alternative Investments In 2003
15/06/2004 Hong Kong Judiciary Mulls Allowing Solicitors Access To The High Court
14/06/2004 Doubt Cast On Timing Of Hong Kong Bond Issue
11/06/2004 Hong Kong Immigrant Investment Scheme Attracts HK$1.3 Billion
10/06/2004 HKMA Urges Banks To Scrutinise 'High Risk' Customers
08/06/2004 Baring Asset Management To Launch Chinese Hedge Fund
04/06/2004 SFC Slammed By Former Deputy Chairman For Over-Reaction
03/06/2004 New Hong Kong Stock Option Rules Likely To Cost Firms Dear
02/06/2004 SFC Probes Listing Sponsors
02/06/2004 Business Continues To Favour Hong Kong As Region's Finance Hub
02/06/2004 HKEx To Phase Out The Issuing Of Paper Share Certificates
01/06/2004 New Hong Kong Corporate Investigator To Launch In 2005
31/05/2004 International Operations Of Towry Law To Be Wound Down
28/05/2004 Hong Kong And Shanghai Exchanges Raise 90% Of Greater China IPO Funds
27/05/2004 Hong Kong Joins Forces With Chinese Mainland To Boost IP Protection
27/05/2004 Hong Kong Government Resumes Land Auctions
27/05/2004 Cyprus Overtakes Ireland As Least Taxed EU Nation, Survey Says
25/05/2004 Hong Kong Plans Company Law Rewrite
24/05/2004 HK Brokers To Face Harsher Penalties For Lax Internal Controls
21/05/2004 PCCW Sues Hong Kong Telecoms Regulator
19/05/2004 Fitch Sees Strong Economic Growth For Hong Kong In 2004
18/05/2004 First Foreign Law Firm Granted Licence Under CEPA
17/05/2004 Hong Kong's SFC Receives First Ever Settlement To End Disciplinary Case
17/05/2004 Improved Markets Boost Hong Kong Regulator's Earnings
14/05/2004 Hong Kong Legislature Passes Two New Tax Measures
13/05/2004 Hong Kong Commences Annual E-Business Survey
12/05/2004 Hedge Funds Industry Reaches $1 Trillion Mark, Says Survey
11/05/2004 Hong Kong Must Wait For Offshore Fund Tax Proposals
10/05/2004 HK Tax Revenue Up 14% In Fiscal 2003-04
07/05/2004 Hong Kong SMEs To Benefit From Relaxing Of Chinese Market Entry Rules
07/05/2004 Political Uncertainty Clouds Hong Kong's Ratings Affirmation
06/05/2004 Study Reports On Worldwide VAT Changes
06/05/2004 Hong Kong Bond Issue Oversubscribed By Two To One
06/05/2004 Highest Paid Hong Kong Taxpayer Paid Less Tax This Year
05/05/2004 China Life Faces Investigation Over IPO
04/05/2004 HK Survey Reveals High Business Awareness Of IP Issues
04/05/2004 Hong Kong Set To Profit From EU Enlargement, Says Report
03/05/2004 BOC Hong Kong Bank Launches First Yuan-Based Credit Cards
30/04/2004 Japanese Fund Managers Warn Over Corporate Governance For Chinese Firms
30/04/2004 Hong Kong Remains The World's Most Open Market, Says US Think Tank
29/04/2004 Hong Kong Commerce Minister Speaks On Importance Of Intellectual Property
29/04/2004 HSBC Becomes First Foreign Bank To Offer Services In Yuan
29/04/2004 Hong Kong And Chinese Tax Officials To Explore Current Issues At Mainland Conference
28/04/2004 HK Intellectual Property Department To Scrutinise File Sharing
23/04/2004 Hong Kong SFC Welcomes New Listing Regulation Reforms
22/04/2004 SFC Amends Rules For IPO Sponsors
20/04/2004 Hong Kong And Chinese Governments Stage E-Business Seminar
19/04/2004 Hong Kong Equities Rally In First Quarter Of 2004
19/04/2004 Proposed Law Gives Hong Kong's Small Shareholders Legal Redress
15/04/2004 Hong Kong Government Losing Out Over Property Tax Loophole
14/04/2004 Denton Axes Asian Network
09/04/2004 Hong Kong Rattled By Beijing Ruling On Political Reform
09/04/2004 CEPA So Far Fails To Impress Hong Kong Firms
08/04/2004 Hong Kong Insurers Ready Themselves For Tax Battle
07/04/2004 Hong Kong Slashes Patent Fees
06/04/2004 HKSA To Share Cost Of Funding Investigation Board
06/04/2004 Japan Said To Be Mulling Official Complaint Against Chinese Semiconductor Tax
05/04/2004 Hong Kong Tax Department Introduces New Features To E-File System
02/04/2004 New Global Offshore Law Firm Launched
01/04/2004 Media 'Tipsters' May Be Forced To Reveal Their Identities In Hong Kong
30/03/2004 Senate Approval Of US-Sri Lanka Tax Treaty Welcomed
30/03/2004 Hong Kong Announces New Proposals To Improve Listing Regulations
26/03/2004 SFC To Regulate Listing Sponsors Alone
26/03/2004 Hong Kong Reits May Soon Be Able To Invest Offshore
23/03/2004 Hong Kong Analysts Warned Over Use Of Insider Information
17/03/2004 Towry Law International Boss Quits Over Hedge Fund Collapses
15/03/2004 No Timetable For Offshore Funds Tax Exemption, Says Tang
15/03/2004 Singapore Open To Further Cuts In Corporate Tax
11/03/2004 Tang Sets Timetable For Introduction Of Hong Kong Sales Tax
09/03/2004 Tang Expected To Unveil GST Timetable
08/03/2004 Early Days For Chinese IP Enforcement, Experts Suggest
05/03/2004 Asian Hedge Funds Growth To Continue This Year
04/03/2004 Yakult Secures Trademark Victory In Hong Kong
02/03/2004 Singapore Government Announces 2% Cut In Corporate Tax
02/03/2004 Hong Kong's Offshore Fund Tax Proposals Come Under Fire
27/02/2004 Hong Kong Banks Begin Taking Yuan Deposits
25/02/2004 Hong Kong Provides Gateway To China For UK Firms
18/02/2004 Bank of Bermuda Shareholders Officially Approve HSBC Takeover
16/02/2004 HK Accounting Reform Costs Likely To Be Split Three Ways
13/02/2004 Hong Kong Sales Tax Becomes Increasingly Likely
10/02/2004 HKMA Issues Yuan Money Laundering Warning
10/02/2004 Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Announces New Bond Issue
09/02/2004 HK Financial Secretary Dashes Hopes Of Tax Cuts In 2004
06/02/2004 Hong Kong Explores Enhanced Business Ties With India
05/02/2004 Hong Kong To Expand Network Of Double Taxation Treaties
03/02/2004 HKEx Director Slams Exchange Over Regulation Of Listings
02/02/2004 Hong Kong Economic Data Suggests Solid Recovery Underway
29/01/2004 China Tests New Online Tax Payment System
22/01/2004 Hong Kong's Budget Deficit May Be Significantly Lower Than Feared This Year
21/01/2004 Hong Kong Experienced Investment Boom In 2003 Despite SARS Setback
19/01/2004 Two Leading Law Firms Join Forces To Create Global Offshore Enterprise
16/01/2004 IP Rights Awareness Up In Hong Kong, Survey Reveals
15/01/2004 Hong Kong Funds May Gain Profits Tax Exemption Under New Proposals
14/01/2004 Foreign Investors Express Concerns Over New Chinese Antitrust Agency
13/01/2004 Tang Reaffirms Hong Kong's Commitment To Low Taxation
12/01/2004 Hong Kong Remains The World's Most Open Economy, According To Survey
07/01/2004 No Tax Increases In HK Budget, Tang Hints
07/01/2004 PCCW To Tackle China's On-Line Gaming Market
06/01/2004 Hong Kong Fund Tax Deterring New Hedge Funds
05/01/2004 HKMA Warns Over Fake Swiss Banking Website
01/01/2004 Hong Kong's Stock Exchange Powering Ahead In China Boom

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