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Hong Kong Tax, Offshore and Legal News Headlines 2005
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29/12/2005 BOS Urges New Year Resolution
27/12/2005 TRIPs Progress At Hong Kong WTO Meeting
27/12/2005 2005 Set To Be Another Record Year For Cayman Hedge Funds
23/12/2005 Hong Kong Authorities Seek To Enhance Insurance Regulation
23/12/2005 Pro-Democracy Members Vote Down Tsang's Hong Kong Political Reform Package
22/12/2005 Tremont To Target Asian Hedge Fund Market From New Hong Kong Base
21/12/2005 Portus Founder Faces Gaol In Israel
21/12/2005 Hong Kong Sees 19% Surge In Inward Direct Investment
20/12/2005 WTO Avoids Failure In Hong Kong
13/12/2005 Mandelson: Immediate Subsidy Cuts 'Not Possible'
09/12/2005 ICANN Board Gives Preliminary Approval To '.asia' Plans
08/12/2005 Maples And Calder And Binchys To Merge
08/12/2005 Despite Recovery, Hong Kong Economy Still To Face Challenges
07/12/2005 Tsang Committed To Roadmap For Democracy In Hong Kong
06/12/2005 Hong Kong To Undertake Major Reform Of Company Law
02/12/2005 Maples And Calder In Dublin Merger
02/12/2005 Leading European Hedge Fund Takes Large Stake In Hong Kong's Link REIT
30/11/2005 Hong Kong's IP Department Launches Interactive Patent Renewal Service
30/11/2005 Hong Kong Government Predicts Growth In Asset Management Industry
29/11/2005 Hong Kong Aims To Boost Port's Competitveness
28/11/2005 Hong Kong Economy Turns On 'Spectacular' Performance
25/11/2005 Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Applications Up 56% In Q3
22/11/2005 Manor Will Defend Portus Charges, Says Lawyer
22/11/2005 CFA Institute To Launch Hedge Fund Advocacy In Asia
22/11/2005 Jersey To Showcase Finance Industry In Asia
21/11/2005 Link REIT IPO Secures HK$100 Billion In Retail Orders
21/11/2005 STEP Still Critical Of OECD Information Exchange Process
18/11/2005 Hong Kong Legislators Reject Comprehensive Competition Law Framework
17/11/2005 APEC Concerned To Increase IP Protections
17/11/2005 Hong Kong Launches First Concerted Anti-File Sharing Action
17/11/2005 China Issues New Incentives For Venture Capitalists
14/11/2005 Hong Kong Government Begins Sale Of Shares In Link REIT
11/11/2005 Hong Kong Government Unveils Amended Copyright Law Changes
10/11/2005 Hong Kong Sales Tax Consultations Postponed Until 2006
09/11/2005 IMF Urges Hong Kong To Broaden Tax Base
08/11/2005 First BitTorrent Copyright Case Sees HK Man Jailed
08/11/2005 Tang Urged To Give More Tax Incentives To Hong Kong's Hi-Tech Industries
02/11/2005 Hong Kong's Link REIT Facing Fresh Legal Challenge
01/11/2005 Asian Wealth Managers Set To Benefit From European Asset Outflows
31/10/2005 US Authorities Welcome Anti-Money Laundering Moves In Macau
28/10/2005 HK Government To Consult On Copyright Law
27/10/2005 China Performs U-Turn On Overseas Listings Rules
24/10/2005 HK Lawyers Welcome Third Phase Of CEPA
20/10/2005 Hong Kong And China Commence Third Phase Of Trade Liberalisation
19/10/2005 Transparency International Publishes Corruption Index
17/10/2005 Hedge Funds Continue To Flock To Asia
14/10/2005 Tsang Declares ‘New Beginning’ For Hong Kong
12/10/2005 Japan To Launch Formal Complaint Over Hong Kong's Company Registration System
11/10/2005 Accounting Firm Urges Tsang To Reduce Tax
11/10/2005 BVI Ranked As Largest Source Of Hong Kong’s Foreign Investment
06/10/2005 Conyers Dill & Pearman Sweep Up Asian Legal Awards
29/09/2005 Hong Kong's SFC Relaxes Some Retail Hedge Fund Rules
28/09/2005 Invest Hong Kong Welcomes Latest Regional Office Stats
26/09/2005 Tsang To Appoint Hong Kong’s Legal And Financial Leaders To New Cabinet
19/09/2005 Hong Kong Law Reform Commission Recommends ‘No Win No Fee’ Legal Arrangement
14/09/2005 Chinese Vice-President Backs Hong Kong On Disneyland Visit
14/09/2005 World Bank Report Examines Regulatory Reforms Worldwide
14/09/2005 Former US Judge Jailed For Part In £44 Million UK VAT Fraud
14/09/2005 Jersey And Hong Kong Regulators Pledge Closer Cooperation
13/09/2005 China’s Tax Reforms ‘Will Not Hurt Foreign Investors’ Government Promises
13/09/2005 Taiwan Advances Plans For Offshore Bond And Stock Market
09/09/2005 China Extends Anti-Money Laundering Crackdown
07/09/2005 Foreign Companies Pile Into Hong Kong
07/09/2005 Hong Kong And Thailand To Ink Double Taxation Agreement
06/09/2005 Hong Kong FSC Launches Consultation On Prospectus Reforms
05/09/2005 Singapore And Hong Kong Increase Cooperation Over IP
02/09/2005 China Urged To Exempt Hong Kong-Based Workers From Social Security Tax
01/09/2005 Mainland Internet Company May List On Hong Kong's GEM
30/08/2005 Hedge Fund Assets Will Reach $6 Trillion By 2015, New Study Predicts
29/08/2005 Orrick Takes On Coudert's China Law Practice
26/08/2005 Hong Kong Issues Consultation On New IP Telephony Licence
24/08/2005 Hong Kong SFC To Revise Code On Takeovers And Mergers
23/08/2005 STEP To Hold Singapore Trusts Conference
22/08/2005 Hong Kong Lenders To Widen Availability Of Yuan Hedging Contracts
19/08/2005 E&Y Survey Identifies Transfer Pricing As Significant And Growing Global Tax Risk
17/08/2005 Hong Kong IP Officials Seek Help
17/08/2005 HKEx On Course For Record Profits
15/08/2005 Tommy Hilfiger Settles US, Hong Kong Tax Probes
09/08/2005 EC Praises Legislative Reform In Hong Kong
05/08/2005 Asian Hedge Fund Start-Ups Raise Record Amount In 2005
03/08/2005 Hong Kong Sees Increase In New Company Registrations
02/08/2005 Hong Kong FSC Report Shows Continued Growth In Fund Industry
29/07/2005 Law Firm Analysis Reveals Hong Kong's Continued Growth As Investment Centre
28/07/2005 Hong Kong Government Closes Down Counterfeiting Syndicate
21/07/2005 Tax And Red Tape Thwart Private Equity Deals In Asia
21/07/2005 Hong Kong Court Gives Go Ahead To Link REIT
19/07/2005 Taiwan Offshore Stock Market On The Stocks
18/07/2005 Hong Kong And China To Discuss Comprehensive Double Tax Treaty
15/07/2005 IFRS Throws Up Complex Issues For Corporate Tax Reporting
15/07/2005 HKEx Market Capitalisation Exceeds HK$7 Trillion
14/07/2005 UK Announces Programme Of Double Tax Agreement Negotiations
14/07/2005 Asian Hedge Fund Regulation Unlikely To Become Tougher, Experts Suggest
14/07/2005 Tax Experts Explore Transfer Pricing Issues In Asia-Pacific
13/07/2005 Hong Kong Coins It From Incoming HINWIs
08/07/2005 Hong Kong Gaining Momentum As International Financial Centre
07/07/2005 Offshore Banking Supervisors Gather
06/07/2005 Future Of Link REIT Lies In Hong Kong’s Highest Court
04/07/2005 Asian Finance Centres Benefit From EU Savings Tax Directive
04/07/2005 Cheung Kong To List Its First Hong Kong REIT
30/06/2005 Hong Kong Offshore Fund Tax Exemption Bill To Go Before LegCo In July
28/06/2005 Cayman Islands Investment Bureau To Close Hong Kong Office
28/06/2005 Hong Kong Regulator Calls In Hedge Fund Bosses After Fund Collapse
22/06/2005 Tsang's Leadership Bid Rubber Stamped By Beijing
21/06/2005 Hong Kong Gazettes Seven Double Tax Avoidance Agreements
20/06/2005 Guernsey Expects Hong Kong Accord To Boost Far Eastern Business
20/06/2005 Hong Kong Plans To Ramp Up Copyright Protections
16/06/2005 Tsang’s Leadership Bid Receives Beijing’s Backing
14/06/2005 Hong Kong Mulling Anti-Spam Law
13/06/2005 World Wealth Report 2005 Sees Strongest HNWI Growth In Three Years
06/06/2005 Guersey FSC To Increase Cooperation With Hong Kong SFC
03/06/2005 Tsang Launches Hong Kong Leadership Bid On Low-Tax Platform
02/06/2005 CD&P Celebrates 20 Years In Hong Kong
02/06/2005 Chinese Leadership Discusses Elimination Of Dividend Tax
31/05/2005 Hong Kong To Revise Retail Hedge Fund Rules
30/05/2005 Hong Kong Maintained Economic Growth In First Quarter
26/05/2005 INTA Meeting Focuses On China IP Piracy
25/05/2005 Australia And China Kick Off FTA Negotiations
18/05/2005 Timetable Set For Hong Kong Election
13/05/2005 Hong Kong SFC Tackles Retail Hedge Fund Regulation
13/05/2005 Switzerland Made Largest Gain In Competitiveness During 2004
12/05/2005 New Restrictions Choke Off Chinese Venture Capital Investment
12/05/2005 Hong Kong Lawmakers Debate Comprehensive Review Of Inland Revenue Ordinance
10/05/2005 Chinese Firms Use Hong Kong As Stepping Stone To Global Market Place
09/05/2005 Bill To Abolish Hong Kong Estate Tax Gazetted
05/05/2005 S&P Upgrades Its Outlook On Hong Kong
04/05/2005 Hong Kong Sees Corporate Tax Revenue Boost
02/05/2005 Hong Kong's Legco Muddies Chief Executive Ruling
29/04/2005 Chinese Government Slammed For Reducing Tenure Of HK Chief Executive
28/04/2005 ‘No Cut In Salaries Tax For Hong Kong This Year,’ Tang Tells Lawmakers
25/04/2005 New York City Hopes To Cash In On Chinese Film Production Boom
25/04/2005 Singapore Rising Up The Hedge Fund Charts
22/04/2005 Hong Kong Rated As Asia's Best E-Business Environment
21/04/2005 Hong Kong Mutual Funds Declined In Q1 2005
20/04/2005 Hong Kong Mulls Tougher Antitrust Regime
14/04/2005 Japan Urges Changes To Hong Kong's Company Registration Rules
14/04/2005 CEPA Has Benefited Hong Kong's Businesses And Economy, Study Finds
12/04/2005 Beijing Intervenes In Hong Kong Leadership Crisis
12/04/2005 Demand Grows In Hong Kong For Retail Hedge Funds
11/04/2005 First Chinese REIT May List In Hong Kong
07/04/2005 Hong Kong REIT Launch Faces Further Delays
05/04/2005 Hong Kong Democrats Launch Challenge Over Tenure Of Next Chief Executive
05/04/2005 Hong Kong Retailers Overwhelmingly Opposed To Sales Tax
04/04/2005 Estate Duty Abolition Bill To Be Tabled In Hong Kong
04/04/2005 Canadian SMEs Urged To Use Hong Kong As ‘Smart Link’ To China
01/04/2005 Hong Kong SFC To Relax Restrictions On Overseas Investments By REITs
30/03/2005 China Will Give Foreign Firms At Least Five Years To Adjust To Higher Tax Rates
30/03/2005 Chinese Firms To List Simultaneously On Hong Kong And China Bourses
24/03/2005 CEPA Bringing Major Boost To Hong Kong
24/03/2005 Hong Kong Considers Plastic Bag Tax
21/03/2005 Hedge Funds To Expand In Asia
21/03/2005 Hong Kong Will Abolish Death Tax
17/03/2005 No Sales Tax Yet In Hong Kong
16/03/2005 Hong Kong Banks Exploit CEPA Insurance Rules
16/03/2005 HKEx Survey Shows Local Retail Investors Contributed Most To Stock Market Turnover
11/03/2005 Hong Kong's Tung Resigns
10/03/2005 Hong Kong Remains One Of Asia’s Least Corrupt Economies
09/03/2005 Hong Kong And Shanghai Woo Japanese Investment
09/03/2005 Hong Kong Firm Accuses Apple Of Patent Infringement
04/03/2005 Hong Kong Government Proposes New Regulatory Body For Auditors
04/03/2005 Property Market Bounce Fuels Rising Profits For Developers
03/03/2005 Hong Kong Speculates Over Tung’s Future As Chief Executive
02/03/2005 Hong Kong Banks Urged To Lend Responsibly In Real Estate Market
02/03/2005 Hong Kong-Based Law Firms Benefiting From IPO Surge
02/03/2005 Hong Kong And Taiwan To Sign Fund Pact In April
01/03/2005 Ireland Keen To Boost Exports To Hong Kong And China
28/02/2005 Hong Kong's Economic Revival Fuels Growth In Number Of Millionaires
28/02/2005 Hong Kong’s Pacific World To Launch Fixed-Income Fund
23/02/2005 IMF Calls On Hong Kong To Broaden Its Tax Base
23/02/2005 Hong Kong Helping Irish Firms To Develop Chinese Markets
22/02/2005 Hong Kong And Shanghai Join Forces To Attract Japanese Investors
21/02/2005 Incoming FATF President Calls For Closer Anti-Money Laundering Cooperation
18/02/2005 Hong Kong Plans To Tighten Anti-Money Laundering Regime
17/02/2005 WTO To Examine CEPA Free Trade Deal
16/02/2005 Hong Kong Fund Industry Grew 4.3% in 2004
14/02/2005 Tang Pledges To Leave Hong Kong Tax Rates On Hold
08/02/2005 Hedge Funds Becoming A Mainstream Investment, Says Study
03/02/2005 HK Lawmakers Discuss Alleged Government Collusion With PCCW
02/02/2005 European And Asian IP Heads Meet In Hong Kong
01/02/2005 Rising Business Volumes Foreseen in Hong Kong Business Survey
27/01/2005 AmCham Hong Kong Calls For Alternative To Sales Tax
26/01/2005 Fiscal Reform Needed To Protect Hong Kong’s Credit Rating, Says S&P
26/01/2005 Hong Kong To Hold Copyright Ordinance Forum
25/01/2005 China Reduces Stamp Duty On Share Transactions
25/01/2005 Hong Kong And Taiwan To Sign MoU On Mutual Fund Regulation
25/01/2005 Question Marks Continue To Hang Over Hong Kong Fund Taxation
21/01/2005 Ireland Hopes To Double Trade With China In 5 Years
21/01/2005 Taiwan May Establish New Offshore Capital Market
20/01/2005 Cheung Kong Issues HK$500 Million Equity-Linked Bond
20/01/2005 Hong Kong's SFC Mulling Changes To Regulation Of Fund Sector
19/01/2005 Hong Kong Budgets $7 Million For IP Education
19/01/2005 Hong Kong Budget Could Be Balanced 3 Years Early
18/01/2005 Ireland Sends Largest Ever Foreign Trade Mission To China And Hong Kong
17/01/2005 First File Sharing Arrest Made In Hong Kong
13/01/2005 Tung Rules Out Hong Kong Sales Tax Before Mid-2007
11/01/2005 Hedge Fund Breaks New Ground In Chinese Equity Market
10/01/2005 Hong Kong Attracted Record Numbers Of Foreign Firms in 2004
10/01/2005 France And Hong Kong To Co-Host Copyright Symposium
07/01/2005 Hong Kong Proposes Profit Tax Exemption For Offshore Funds
05/01/2005 Hong Kong Remains World’s Most Open Economy – For Now
04/01/2005 Hong Kong/China Trade Ties Strengthened By CEPA II

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