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Hong Kong Tax, Offshore and Legal News Headlines 2006
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29/12/2006 Earthquake Knocks Out Asian Internet
26/12/2006 Hong Kong A Stepping Stone To China For Japanese Chemical Major
21/12/2006 Hong Kong Launches New IP Protection Consultation
21/12/2006 China To Set New Tax Revenue Record
20/12/2006 WTO Issues Favourable Report On Hong Kong
20/12/2006 China To Review Corporate Tax Bill
18/12/2006 US Dollar Peg Helping Hong Kong Economy, Says Tang
14/12/2006 Foreign Banks Now Permitted To Open Up In China
12/12/2006 HKEx Rolls Out Three-Year Plan
08/12/2006 Hong Kong Must Widen Tax Base, Says Ma
08/12/2006 Hong Kong And Canada Renew IT MoU
06/12/2006 Hong Kong Drops GST
05/12/2006 Tremont To Tap Asian Hedge Fund Demand From Hong Kong
04/12/2006 Hong Kong Banks Ready For Basel II
01/12/2006 Ogier Wins New Award
30/11/2006 Ma Urges Caution On Stock Investment
29/11/2006 Ma Urges Hong Kong Stock Investors To Keep A Cool Head
28/11/2006 Tang Discusses Next Budget
27/11/2006 HK Government Proposes 2 Year Diesel Duty Concession
22/11/2006 Hong Kong's Economy Outperforms In Q3
22/11/2006 Tang Calls For Public Views On Safeguarding Competition
21/11/2006 Hong Kong And Mexico Sign Air Services Pact
20/11/2006 HK Re-Exports Up 7.1% In September
16/11/2006 HKEx Profits Increase 74%
15/11/2006 Hong Kong SFC Issues Quarterly Report
14/11/2006 Hong Kong Seeks To Boost Shipping Links With Mainland Cities
14/11/2006 Hong Kong Woos French Business
13/11/2006 Yam Pleased With Exchange Fund Investment Performance
10/11/2006 HK Commerce Secretary Calls For More Education To Boost Copyright Protection
10/11/2006 Top Earners To Report Income In China
09/11/2006 PwC-World Bank Report Examines Tax System Complexity
08/11/2006 IMF Predicts Sustained Economic Growth For Hong Kong
07/11/2006 Hong Kong Consults On Competition Policy
06/11/2006 Report Highlights Opportunities In Global REIT Market
06/11/2006 Julius Baer Launches In Hong Kong
03/11/2006 HK To Attract Mainland IPOs, Says Yam
02/11/2006 Hong Kong Deposits Grew In September
02/11/2006 EU Maintains Pressure On Hong Kong Over Tax Agreement
02/11/2006 Emirates Shipping Line Joins Asia US Service
01/11/2006 HSBC Launches H-Share Index Fund
31/10/2006 CreditSuisse/Tremont Hedge Index Goes Sideways In September
31/10/2006 Hong Kong Businesses Optimistic, Survey Reveals
30/10/2006 New Banking Rules Gazetted In Hong Kong
27/10/2006 LegCo Opposes GST Introduction, HK Government Disappointed
27/10/2006 Frieden Tours Asia
27/10/2006 Linklaters Reshuffles Asian Operations
25/10/2006 Hong Kong Government Seeks To Raise IP Awareness In Business Community
24/10/2006 FSA Official Speaks On Hedge Fund Regulation
24/10/2006 Hong Kong Exports Up 10.2%
23/10/2006 Hong Kong Consults Money Changers On Lowering KYC Threshold
20/10/2006 Hong Kong Seeks To Attract US Investors
19/10/2006 IFPI Launches New Wave Of File-Sharing Legal Actions
18/10/2006 Hong Kong FDI Up 5.6% On Previous Year
17/10/2006 HK Authorities Won't End Tax Reform Consultation Early
16/10/2006 Jersey's Second Annual Far-East Visit
16/10/2006 EU Snubbed Over Savings Tax Directive
13/10/2006 Hong Kong Businesses To Be Briefed On Anti-Spam Law
12/10/2006 Tsang Delivers 2006-07 Policy Address
11/10/2006 HK Commerce Secretary Highlights Close Ties Between SAR And Guangdong
10/10/2006 ICBC Sets IPO Price
10/10/2006 Ogier And WSmiths Announce Merger
10/10/2006 HK Investment Promotion Chief Seeks To Reassure Over GST Impact
09/10/2006 HKMA Registers 34th Deposit-Taking Company
05/10/2006 SFC Appoints New Executive Director
04/10/2006 Savings Tax Directive Under The Microscope In Hong Kong
03/10/2006 Hong Kong Deposits Up In August
29/09/2006 Hong Kong Sees Foreign Currency Rating Upgraded
29/09/2006 World's First Shariah Exchangeable Trust Certificates Launched On LFX
28/09/2006 Sir Ronald Sanders Warns Caribbean States Against EU
28/09/2006 Switzerland Ousts US As World's Most Competitive Economy
27/09/2006 International Companies Favour Hong Kong, Survey Suggests
26/09/2006 HK SFC Reveals Plans For Reforming Prospectus Regime
26/09/2006 US And EU Reach Agreement On Services
25/09/2006 Hong Kong To Continue With US Dollar Peg
25/09/2006 Freshfields Reorganizes Asian Operations
22/09/2006 Hong Kong SFC Chief Sees 'Huge Potential' In REIT Market
22/09/2006 Tax Competitiveness Report Brands US 'High Tax' Economy
21/09/2006 HK Deposit Protection Scheme To Launch September 25
18/09/2006 Telecom Resellers To Be Licensed In Hong Kong
14/09/2006 HK Financial Industry Business Increases 58%
13/09/2006 Cogent Hedge Fund Data To Be Available Thru PerTrac
13/09/2006 Hong Kong To Provide Global Springboard For Chinese Firms
12/09/2006 Red Chip Listings Threatened By New Rules
12/09/2006 HK Taxpayers Urged To Be 'Rational' Over Tax Reforms
11/09/2006 Hong Kong Hosts Economic Summit
08/09/2006 Appleby Merger Creates Offshore Legal Giant
08/09/2006 Singapore Makes Doing Business Easy
07/09/2006 Hong Kong Government Launches New Online Portal
06/09/2006 Hong Kong Shines Bright As Leading Asian Financial Centre
06/09/2006 BSA Joins Forces With Hong Kong Authorities To Promote Genuine Software Use
05/09/2006 HKMA Consults On New Information Disclosure Rules
05/09/2006 Hong Kong Mortgage Corp Issues Retail Bond
05/09/2006 EU Tax Men Chase Investors To Asia
05/09/2006 Foreign Investors Paid $11.25Bn In Tax To China Last Year
04/09/2006 Chinese Bank Granted Tax Breaks To Smooth IPO
04/09/2006 Effective Regulation Essential For Integrity, Says Yam
01/09/2006 HK Deposits Rose In July
31/08/2006 Chinese Firms Blocked From Bidding For Indian Ports
31/08/2006 Hong Kong SFC Launches Investor Compensation Fund
30/08/2006 Hong Kong Licenses New Race Betting Regime
29/08/2006 China's Anti-Money Laundering Efforts Gather Steam
24/08/2006 Hong Kong Transhipments Growing 12% Annually
24/08/2006 HK Government Rejects Tax Cut Calls From Transport Industry
23/08/2006 Hong Kong GDP Growth Expected To Meet Budget Predictions
22/08/2006 Man Group Launches Retail Managed Futures Fund In Hong Kong
22/08/2006 Hong Kong And China Sign DTA
18/08/2006 HKEx Profits Surge As Result Of Increased Turnover
18/08/2006 Hong Kong SFC Marks Successful Quarter On Enforcement
17/08/2006 Hong Kong SFC Pledges Increased Protection For Investors
14/08/2006 New Hong Kong Company Registrations Up 5.88% In First Half
09/08/2006 Hong Kong GST Proposal Sparks Street Protest
08/08/2006 Friends Provident Launches Term Assurance Plan For Hong Kong Residents
07/08/2006 HKMA Proposes New Capital Adequacy Rules
04/08/2006 HKMA Grants Two New Banking Licenses
03/08/2006 HKEx To Boost Investor Protections
01/08/2006 BVI And Cayman Islands Play Role In Asian REIT Boom
31/07/2006 S and P Upgrades Hong Kong's Credit Rating
28/07/2006 HKEx Mulls Offering More Services To Mainland Issuers
26/07/2006 Fitch Upgrades Hong Kong's Foreign Currency Outlook
26/07/2006 China To Restrict Foreign Investment In Real Estate To Curb Price Boom
25/07/2006 Guangdong-HK Expert Group On IP Protection Meets
24/07/2006 Hong Kong Sees $14 Billion Surplus In 2005
24/07/2006 Global Real Estate Markets Becoming More Transparent
21/07/2006 SFC Reveals Fund Management Assets In HK Up 25%
19/07/2006 Tang Promises Tax Relief For Businesses In GST Proposals
19/07/2006 HK Container Throughput Increased 3.8% In June
18/07/2006 GST May Bring About Cut In Hong Kong's Profit Tax
17/07/2006 HK Trade And Industry Department Warns Of New EU Anti-Dumping Complaint
14/07/2006 Renminbi To Become International Currency, Yam Predicts
14/07/2006 ICBC Listing May Top US$20bn
13/07/2006 Hong Kong Remains Attractive Investment Location
12/07/2006 STEP To Host First International Conference In Hong Kong
11/07/2006 HKMA Chief Urges Banks To Support Settlement Systems
11/07/2006 Hong Kong To Lauch GST Consultation
11/07/2006 DFSA Helps Thwart 'Boiler Room' Scam
10/07/2006 LegCo To Examine HK Anti-Spam Bill
06/07/2006 HK Competition Policy Review Committee Publishes Report
04/07/2006 Hong Kong Deposits Up 5.6%
04/07/2006 Walkers Expands Into Jersey With Crills Merger
30/06/2006 New CEPA Provisions Will Expand Renminbi Trade In Hong Kong
30/06/2006 Hong Kong Inland Revenue Meets Performance Pledges
29/06/2006 Largest Hong Kong Property Consultancy Gets Bigger
28/06/2006 Hong Kong To Review Competition Policy
27/06/2006 Hong Kong's SFC Appoints Wheatley As CEO
27/06/2006 Trading Of Equity Derivatives More Active In Hong Kong Than Overseas
23/06/2006 Hong Kong And Guangdong To Boost Copyright Ties
23/06/2006 BVI Law Firm Launches Asia Pacific Office In Hong Kong
22/06/2006 Hong Kong Woos Chinese Entrepreneurs In Beijing
21/06/2006 Retail Investors More Active In Hong Kong Markets
21/06/2006 Asian Hedge Fund Growth Prompts AIMA Hong Kong Office
20/06/2006 Cut In HK Securities Trading Levy Goes Before Legislative Council
20/06/2006 Developers Pull Plug On Hong Kong REITs
19/06/2006 New Fund Allows Direct Ownership Of Chinese A Shares
19/06/2006 Hong Kong's First Quarter GNP Up 8%
19/06/2006 Richards Butler And Reed Smith Agree To Transatlantic Merger
16/06/2006 Hong Kong Helps Drive Up China's Corporate Governance Standards
16/06/2006 Bank Of Communications 'Learns A Lesson' From Fraud
15/06/2006 Hong Kong's Net Financial Assets Hit $3.48 Trillion
14/06/2006 Anti-Money Laundering Working Group Launched In Hong Kong
13/06/2006 Hong Kong Port Cargo Figures Unveiled
12/06/2006 Construction Sector Benefiting Most From CEPA
08/06/2006 TSA Hikes Container Surcharge On Asia-US Routes
08/06/2006 Hong Kong Introduces Mandatory E-Manifests
06/06/2006 Beijing Set To Review Corporate Tax Law
06/06/2006 Hong Kong Investment Survey Shows Heavy Reliance On Financial Reports
05/06/2006 Appleby And Bailhache To Merge, Create Offshore Giant
02/06/2006 DP World Integrates P And O Into New Management Structure
01/06/2006 Hong Kong Government Seeking To Explore Mainland Business Niches
01/06/2006 Southern China Receives First LNG Shipment
01/06/2006 Business Impact Of Basel II Begins To Sink In
01/06/2006 Red Tape Continues To Constrain Business Growth
01/06/2006 OECD Happy With Efforts To Promote Tax Transparency, But Urges More Action
31/05/2006 BOC Float Raises US$9bn In Hong Kong
31/05/2006 HK Government Seeks To Protect Exhibitor Copyright
30/05/2006 Yam Warns On Market Volatility
29/05/2006 China To Begin Enforcing Property Gains Tax
26/05/2006 Societe Generale, Credit Agricole Granted Banking Licences By HKMA
25/05/2006 Software Piracy Declining In Emerging Markets, Stable Overall
25/05/2006 Hong Kong Lawmakers Approve HK2.7Bn In Tax Cuts
24/05/2006 Hong Kong Economy Maintains Impressive Growth Rate
24/05/2006 HK Government To Act On Spam, Intellectual Property
23/05/2006 Tax Cut Bill Bad News For US Expats And Their Employers
23/05/2006 Hong Kong Lines Up Major Economic Summit For September
22/05/2006 Where Tax Rates Fall, Multinationals Follow
19/05/2006 Hong Kong's SFC Publishes Annual Report
18/05/2006 KPMG Still In Pursuit Of Portus Diamonds
17/05/2006 Foreign Law Firms Under Attack In China
15/05/2006 Guernsey Sets Sights On Far East
12/05/2006 Hong Kong's Business Sector Highly Aware Of IP Issues
12/05/2006 Hong Kong And Singapore Continue To Close Competitiveness Gap With US
08/05/2006 Asia Starts Ball Rolling On Single Currency
04/05/2006 HK Tax Revenue Reaches Record High
04/05/2006 COSCO Singapore Announces Record Breaking Sales
03/05/2006 Ma Welcomes Changes To Mainland's QDII Regime
02/05/2006 Hong Kong And India Will Soon Top League Of 'Super Growth' Firms
01/05/2006 SPARX Acquires PMA To Form $8bn Asian Alternative Investment Giant
27/04/2006 Hong Kong Seeks To Promote Itself In Denmark
26/04/2006 Q2 Rise In Business Volume Expected In Hong Kong
25/04/2006 Hong Kong Banking Sector Performed Well Last Year
21/04/2006 Hong Kong Seeks To Bolster Maritime Relationship With Fujian
21/04/2006 Hong Kong Consults Legal Community On Civil Justice Reform
20/04/2006 S And P Upgrades Hong Kong's Outlook On Strong Fiscal And Economic Results
20/04/2006 Hong Kong-Guangdong Financing Project Going Strong
19/04/2006 Evergreen Marine Launches India-China Service
19/04/2006 No Clear Evidence Of Oil Cartel, Say HK Authorities
18/04/2006 HKMA Chief Urges Hong Kong To Maintain Regulatory Standards
17/04/2006 Hong Kong Official Urges City To Enhance Economic Links With Shenzhen
17/04/2006 PayPal Ordered To Assist In US Tax Evasion Probe
14/04/2006 Swiss Cities Offer Best Quality Of Life For Expat Workers
14/04/2006 Hong Kong SFC Explores New Developments For Derivative Warrants Market
13/04/2006 HK Tax Relief Bill Gazetted Today
13/04/2006 Northeast China's Largest Oil Terminal Floats On Hong Kong Exchange
12/04/2006 HK SFC Unveils New Eligibility Criteria For Sponsors
11/04/2006 Hong Kong SFC Consults On Amending Margin Financing Rules
10/04/2006 Hong Kong Set To Reform Betting Duty System
06/04/2006 Hong Kong Seeks Input On WTO Talks
05/04/2006 Hong Kong Government To Host Copyright Seminar For SMEs
04/04/2006 Business Boom Means More Paid In Tax To Hong Kong Last Year
31/03/2006 Hong Kong SFC Outlines Regulatory Challenges
30/03/2006 Hong Kong Lawmakers Approve 'Prudent' Budget
29/03/2006 China Will Ensure Hong Kong's Long-Term Prosperity
28/03/2006 HK IP Chief Urges Greater Use Of Intellectual Property In China
28/03/2006 Hong Kong Confirms Robust Economic Growth In 2005
27/03/2006 Hong Kong To Simplify Trademark Deal Registration
24/03/2006 Yam Proposes Action Plan To Protect Hong Kong's 'Hub' Status
23/03/2006 Ma Reassures Businesses On HK Regulatory Standards
23/03/2006 Hong Kong Government Issues Warning To REIT Investors
22/03/2006 Portus Diamonds Still On The Loose
21/03/2006 HK Authorities To Limit Exemptions To Copyright Laws
17/03/2006 Hong Kong Scheme Seeks To Attract Best Overseas Talent
16/03/2006 Hong Kong Sees Boost In Offshore Trade Earnings
15/03/2006 Asia Holds 'A Wealth Of Investment Opportunities'
13/03/2006 SFC Survey Points To Need For Better Investor Education
13/03/2006 EC Seeking To Extend Savings Tax Directive To Far Eastern Centres
10/03/2006 Hong Kong Joins Other WTO Members To Call For Further Services Liberalisation
09/03/2006 Hong Kong Named As 'Asian City Of The Future' By FT Publication
08/03/2006 Hong Kong Told To Strengthen Its Position As A Bridge To China
08/03/2006 Many Jurisdictions Remain Vulnerable To Money Laundering, Says US Report
03/03/2006 Hong Kong And Thailand Sign Customs Agreement
02/03/2006 Hong Kong To Strengthen Copyright Ordinance
02/03/2006 EFG International Expands Footprint In Bahamas, Luxembourg And Hong Kong
02/03/2006 Hong Kong Lawmakers Approve Fund Profits Tax Exemption
01/03/2006 Hong Kong Dollar Deposits Rise In January
28/02/2006 SAGM Alternative Investment Arm To Market Hedge Funds In Hong Kong
23/02/2006 Hong Kong Budget Brings Modest Tax Relief
22/02/2006 Jersey Aims To Become European Gateway To China
21/02/2006 Chinese Investors Flock To Hong Kong
15/02/2006 Sweden And US Rank Highest In Globalization Index
15/02/2006 Appleby Spurling Hunter Gains Recognition As Top Global Offshore Law Firm
15/02/2006 Hong Kong's Economic Growth To Moderate In 2006, According To IMF
14/02/2006 AIG Private Bank Gains Hong Kong Licence
14/02/2006 Hong Kong Appoints Business Facilitation Committee
08/02/2006 Rising Negative Equity 'No Cause For Concern' For Hong Kong's Banking System
07/02/2006 New Hong Kong Incorporations On The Up, But Foreign Registrations Slow
03/02/2006 Revenue Bill Designed To Woo Investors To Hong Kong
27/01/2006 Business In Hong Kong Expects Buoyant First Quarter
24/01/2006 Hong Kong Government Consults On Proposed Anti-Spam Laws
20/01/2006 P2P File Sharing Increasing In Hong Kong, Survey Reveals
20/01/2006 Hong Kong Government Assuages Firms' Fears At New Racial Discrimination Laws
17/01/2006 Hong Kong's GST Proposals Need 'Thorough Discussion' Says Tang
16/01/2006 Advisers Will Repay Portus Fees Under OSC Plan
12/01/2006 Investment In Hong Kong Hit New Record In 2005
11/01/2006 Bank Of China To Launch Hong Kong IPO
11/01/2006 Hong Kong's Office Occupancy Costs Soar
10/01/2006 Hong Kong To Eliminate Fund Profit Tax By March
09/01/2006 Hong Kong Service Suppliers Gain Preferential Treatment In China Under CEPA
06/01/2006 Hong Kong Citizens Put The Brakes On House Purchases
05/01/2006 Hong Kong Remains World's Freest Economy
04/01/2006 Tax Take Helps Hong Kong Government Record November Surplus
03/01/2006 HSBC Approved As Market Maker For Yuan Trading

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