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Hong Kong Tax, Offshore and Legal News Headlines 2007
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28/12/2007 Hong Kong Strengthens Regional Aviation Ties
27/12/2007 Mayer Brown and JSM To Merge
27/12/2007 Beijing May Move Towards Democracy For Hong Kong
24/12/2007 Hong Kong Launches Anti-Spam Laws
24/12/2007 KPMG To Make Further Portus Distribution
24/12/2007 HSBC Seeks Approval Of New Pro-Business Administration For KEB Takeover
19/12/2007 Hong Kong And India Discuss Taxation, Air Services Agreement
18/12/2007 HSBC To Rescue Ailing Chinese Bank In Taiwan
17/12/2007 Butterfield Bank Opens International Private Office
13/12/2007 Hong Kong Is Asia's Hedge Fund Hub, Says Chan
12/12/2007 Q3 Hong Kong Finance Industry Receipts Up 100%
12/12/2007 HK Port Cargo Throughput Unchanged From Previous Year
12/12/2007 WTO Workshop Seeks To Assist Developing Nations On IP
11/12/2007 HKMA Launches Electronic Trading Platform
10/12/2007 Tsang To Visit India
07/12/2007 HKMA To Review Banking Stability
06/12/2007 Vietnam And Hong Kong Sign Stock Exchange MoU
03/12/2007 Hong Kong Forging New Finance Direction
03/12/2007 Hong Kong Copyright Tribunal Appointments Announced
30/11/2007 Hong Kong And South Korea Sign Customs Agreement
29/11/2007 Hong Kong Chosen For RMB Pilot
28/11/2007 China Unblocks Hong Kong Cash Tunnel
27/11/2007 Hong Kong To Extend Commercial Credit Data Sharing
26/11/2007 HK Airport Authority Interim Profits Top HK$1bn
23/11/2007 World Bank and PwC Release 'Paying Taxes' 2008 Report
22/11/2007 Hong Kong And Finland Sign Air Services Tax Pact
22/11/2007 Hong Kong SFC Authorises First Islamic Fund
21/11/2007 Mourant Wins Funds Award as Business Soars
21/11/2007 IMF Publishes Conclusions Of Article IV Consultation With Hong Kong
20/11/2007 UAE Tops Expat Tax League
20/11/2007 Hong Kong Economy Marches On
20/11/2007 World Bank Urged To Be Honest In 'Tax Haven' Study
19/11/2007 Hong Kong Government Proposes Regional Data Centre
16/11/2007 HKEx Profits Surge
15/11/2007 Hong Kong SFC Signs Partnership Pact With Financial Reporting Council
13/11/2007 Hong Kong Woos Canadian Business
12/11/2007 Hong Kong Doesn't Need Deposit Protection Upgrade
08/11/2007 Hang Seng Unphased By Through-Train Derailment
07/11/2007 Hong Kong Leader Sees Huge Potential Of Islamic Finance
06/11/2007 Hong Kong And Luxembourg Sign Tax Pact
05/11/2007 Vodafone Faces Setback In Dispute Over $2bn Tax Bill
05/11/2007 Hong Kong Defends Currency Peg
01/11/2007 Millionaires Mushroom In Hong Kong
01/11/2007 Hong Kong Increasing IP Awareness With New Museum
31/10/2007 Hong Kong And Malaysia Launch Cross-Border Payment System
31/10/2007 Butterfield Bank Acquires Wealth Management Group
30/10/2007 Hong Kong Leaders Urge Investor Caution
29/10/2007 Hong Kong Stock Trading Suspension Transparency Enhanced
25/10/2007 Hong Kong Retains Air Cargo Handling Crown
24/10/2007 Chinese Investors Still Pumping Up Hang Seng
24/10/2007 Companies Globally Still At Risk From Economic Crime Despite New Controls
23/10/2007 Hong Kong Company Register Set For Modernisation
22/10/2007 Hong Kong Remains Favourite For Foreign Direct Investors
18/10/2007 Guernsey Hedge Fund Group Plans Swiss IPO
17/10/2007 Beijing Strongly Supports Hong Kong
16/10/2007 Hong Kong Poised To Solidify Financial Hub Status
15/10/2007 New Asian TLD Opens For Business
12/10/2007 Hong Kong To Reduce Salaries Tax To 15%
10/10/2007 Chinese Stocks Head For The Chop
08/10/2007 Credit Suisse Forecasts Slower Asian Growth in 2008 on US Slowdown
03/10/2007 Hong Kong Remains Foreign Firms' Favourite Asian Base
02/10/2007 Portus Founders Finally Charged With Fraud
02/10/2007 Hong Kong Woos Russian Business
27/09/2007 Study Puts Case For Common Stock Exchange Regulation
26/09/2007 Hong Kong Ranked Above Singapore In Terms Of Corporate Governance
25/09/2007 WIPO Exhibition Showcases Hong Kong Intellectual Property
25/09/2007 Hong Kong Adopts '5 Pronged' Financial Centre Strategy
25/09/2007 Offshore Centres Among China's Largest Foreign Investors
24/09/2007 Hong Kong Leader Calls For Prudent Financial Risk Management
20/09/2007 Hong Kong Must Fully Tap Potential Of CEPA, Says Tsang
19/09/2007 Panel Finds Hong Kong Regulator's Processes In Order
17/09/2007 Weak Dollar Means Real Estate Buying Opportunity, Says Adviser
14/09/2007 HKMA Reappoints SCBHK To Settle Euro Clearing In Hong Kong
13/09/2007 Hong Kong To Host Asia Financial Forum
11/09/2007 Hong Kong Government Boosts Stake In HKEx
10/09/2007 Hong Kong Unaffected By US Sub-Prime Crisis
07/09/2007 Hedge Funds 'Not For Everyone', HK Regulator Cautions
06/09/2007 Low-Tax Countries Lead The World
03/09/2007 Hong Kong SFC Issues Restriction Notice On Securities Firm
31/08/2007 HKMA Chief Discusses E-Money Development
30/08/2007 Hang Seng Employee Receives Five Month Securities Industry Ban
24/08/2007 HTIL First Half Profit Boosted By HK$69.8bn Tax-Free Gain
23/08/2007 Investment Software House Opens Up In Hong Kong
22/08/2007 Mainland Individuals To Invest Directly In Hong Kong Securities
21/08/2007 Hong Kong GDP Up 6.9%
20/08/2007 Hong Kong Banks Unaffected By US Subprime Crisis
17/08/2007 HKEx Half Year Profit Up 110%
15/08/2007 ICANN Consults On New TLDs
14/08/2007 Growing Fund Management Industry To Benefit Hong Kong
13/08/2007 Hong Kong Cruise Terminal Tender To Start In Q4
10/08/2007 Gore Speaks On Climate Change in Hong Kong
09/08/2007 Tsang Meets Malaysian Counterpart To Discuss Financial Ties
07/08/2007 Hong Kong Company Registrations Up 19%
06/08/2007 US/China Joint Trade Commission Meeting Announced
03/08/2007 Singapore Unit Trust Firm Launches Online Service In Hong Kong
02/08/2007 Hong Kong Securities Markets More International
02/08/2007 Investors In Chinese Real Estate Continue To Face Tax And Accounting Challenges
31/07/2007 Hong Kong Achieves Status Of 'Knowledge Economy'
30/07/2007 Hong Kong Vulnerable To Financial Shocks, HKMA Warns
27/07/2007 Hong Kong Expects Business Surge In Q3
26/07/2007 Netherlands Talks Of Major Expansion To Its TIEA Network
23/07/2007 Hong Kong Fund Management Booms
19/07/2007 US Is Left Standing In Global Corporate Tax Cut Race
17/07/2007 Hong Kong Remains A Favourite For Foreign Investors
17/07/2007 Ogier Announces New Guernsey Partner
16/07/2007 Fitch Upgrade Reflects Hong Kong's Strong Economy
13/07/2007 Hong Kong And Guangdong To Boost Copyright Cooperation
13/07/2007 Hong Kong Regulator Calls For More Coordinated Risk Management
11/07/2007 Chinese Shares Fall After Beijing Tax SNAFU
11/07/2007 Hong Kong's First Yuan Bond Oversubscribed
10/07/2007 Malaysian Government Lists Sukuk On DIFX
09/07/2007 HKMA Chief Worried About Risks Posed By Hedge Funds
06/07/2007 Hong Kong To Expand Fund Industry
05/07/2007 Hong Kong Metes Out Longest Sentence For Tax Evasion
04/07/2007 CEPA Extended To 11 New Service Areas
03/07/2007 Mainland China To Facilitate Hong Kong's Economic Development
29/06/2007 S And P Launches Pan-Asian Shariah Index
28/06/2007 Hong Kong Issues First Renminbi Bonds
26/06/2007 Hong Kong GDP Up 5.6% In Q1
25/06/2007 Renminbi Bonds To Reinforce Hong Kong's Banking Status
22/06/2007 China To Examine Offshore Tax Avoidance
20/06/2007 Hong Kong's Securities Markets Boom
15/06/2007 Hong Kong Revenue Bill 2007 Approved
15/06/2007 Hong Kong Streamlines Licensing Process
13/06/2007 Hong Kong Government Publishes Final Tax Reform Report
12/06/2007 Hong Kong Set To Launch Yuan Bonds
08/06/2007 Hong Kong Census And Statistics Department Publishes Q1 Port Statistics
04/06/2007 Hong Kong Records $6.6 Billion Surplus
04/06/2007 Major Hong Kong Promotional Push Targets China
01/06/2007 Yuan Bonds Soon To Be Issued In Hong Kong
30/05/2007 New Chinese Corporate Tax Regime May Catch Foreign Investors
30/05/2007 First Phase Of Hong Kong's Anti-Spam Legislation Launched On June 1
30/05/2007 BPI Heralds Victory Against CD Wow
28/05/2007 Hong Kong IPD Urges Business Community To Protect Olympic IP
25/05/2007 China's First Independent Law Firm Opens In Hong Kong
24/05/2007 Tax Cuts Approved By Hong Kong Lawmakers
22/05/2007 Hong Kong To Introduce New Company Fee Structure
22/05/2007 SFC Launches Consultation On Amending Position Limits Regime
21/05/2007 Hong Kong Economy Surges Ahead
21/05/2007 China Opens Funds Market To Hong Kong Equities
18/05/2007 Hong Kong Woos Swiss Bankers
16/05/2007 Hong Kong Optimistic On Doha Round
14/05/2007 China Expands Scope For Wealth Management Services
11/05/2007 Hong Kong Must Contribute To China's Financial Reforms, Says Yam
11/05/2007 Increasing Global Competition Could Lead To More Protectionism
10/05/2007 HKEx Profits Surge On Higher Turnover
09/05/2007 Hong Kong Promotional Trail Leads To Switzerland
08/05/2007 Hong Kong's Top Firms Paid Less Profit Tax In 2006/7
03/05/2007 Tax Revenues Soar To New High In Hong Kong
03/05/2007 Asia Moves Up E-Readiness Rankings
03/05/2007 STEP Launches New Guide For Trustees
02/05/2007 Hong Kong Leads Asia In Financial Talent
01/05/2007 Globe7 Launches Internet Telephony In Hong Kong
30/04/2007 Hong Kong Business Expected To Surge In Q2
27/04/2007 New Chinese QDII Rules Good For Hong Kong
26/04/2007 Hong Kong Asset Management Boosted By Estate Tax Repeal
25/04/2007 Foreign Banks Open Local Units In China
24/04/2007 Hong Kong Delegation Gets 'Overwhelming' Response From US Investors
23/04/2007 Two Tax Bills To Be Tabled In Hong Kong LegCo
20/04/2007 Hong Kong Port Handling More Containers
20/04/2007 Foreign Funds Gain Foothold In Chinese Market
20/04/2007 Swiss Cities Top Quality Of Life Index
19/04/2007 Ma Heads To North America
18/04/2007 HSBC Launches In China
16/04/2007 Hong Kong SFC Signs Agreement With China Banking Regulator
10/04/2007 Toshiba Defends DVD Patents Against 17 Companies
10/04/2007 Beijing To Give 'Staunch Support' To Tsang's Hong Kong
09/04/2007 Hong Kong A Stepping Stone To China For Indian Banking Giant
06/04/2007 Hong Kong To Promote Finance Centre In North America
05/04/2007 Hong Kong SFC Streamlines UCITS Fund Approvals
03/04/2007 Beijing Rubber Stamps Tsang's Leadership Of Hong Kong
30/03/2007 New IPO Safeguards To Be Imposed In Hong Kong
29/03/2007 Invest Hong Kong Expands China Presence
28/03/2007 APEC Holds First Hedge Fund Seminar In Beijing
28/03/2007 US Government Assists China, Macau In BDA Case
26/03/2007 Chinese Firms Continue Flocking To Low-Tax Hong Kong
21/03/2007 Hong Kong To Have Competition Law
16/03/2007 Macau-Based Bank Banned From US Financial System
16/03/2007 London Tops Financial Centre League, But Tax Concerns Persist
16/03/2007 Hong Kong Tax Cuts Aimed At Middle Class
15/03/2007 India's Oldest Bank Opens First Foreign Branch In Hong Kong
15/03/2007 InvestHK Opens Shanghai Service Centre
14/03/2007 Hong Kong Finance Sector Receipts Up Almost 50%
13/03/2007 Tax Competition Teach-Ins In Major Offshore Centers
13/03/2007 Swiss Private Bank Opens First Overseas Office In Hong Kong
12/03/2007 APEC Praises Hong Kong's SME Outreach Programme
09/03/2007 HKMA To Study Chinese Financial Markets
08/03/2007 HKEx Market Capitalisation Hits Record High
07/03/2007 Chinese Leader Pledges To Maintain Hong Kong's Prosperity
06/03/2007 Hong Kong Mortgage Corp Issues New Bond
02/03/2007 Hong Kong Strengthens Listing Rules
02/03/2007 GuernseyFinance Welcomes Law Firm Expansions
01/03/2007 Tang Resists Cutting Hong Kong Tax Rates
01/03/2007 Chinese Tax Rumours Wipe Billions From Global Share Values
27/02/2007 Tax Cuts Not On Cards For Hong Kong Budget
27/02/2007 Deutsche Bank Wins Awards For Private Banking Services
26/02/2007 BPI Slams Retailers 'Human Error' Defence In Copyright Dispute
16/02/2007 Hong Kong Customs Shuts Down Piracy Syndicate
14/02/2007 Hong Kong And China Discuss Expansion Of CEPA
09/02/2007 Hong Kong IPD Hosts Fourth Open Day
08/02/2007 Hong Kong To Set Up Port Area In Shenzhen Bay
05/02/2007 Securities Amendment To Boost Hong Kong's Exchange
05/02/2007 Tsang Pledges Tax Cuts For Hong Kong If Reinstated As Leader
02/02/2007 Ogier-WSmiths Merger Completed
01/02/2007 Beware Of Emerging Markets, Hong Kong SFC Cautions
31/01/2007 Hong Kong Sees Tail-Off In New Foreign Firms
30/01/2007 Company Law Rewrite To Benefit Hong Kong Business
29/01/2007 Swiss Banking Group Buys Hong Kong Fund Of Hedge Funds
29/01/2007 Hong Kong To Reap Financial Dividends Of Increased Links With China
26/01/2007 Hong Kong Introduces Tougher Anti-Money Laundering Rules
25/01/2007 Hong Kong May Cut Tax Rates
24/01/2007 Hong Kong Goes On Middle East Business Push
24/01/2007 New York's Financial Dominance Threatened By Over-Regulation
22/01/2007 Hong Kong Investment Seminar Receives 'Overwhelming' US Response
19/01/2007 China Agrees To Hong Kong Renminbi Bonds
18/01/2007 Hong Kong's Mainland Action Plan Unveiled
18/01/2007 Focus Group Urges Hong Kong To Strengthen Position As Maritime, Air Hub
17/01/2007 Hong Kong Remains World's Freest Economy
16/01/2007 Hong Kong Must Develop Further As China's Financial Hub, Report Says
12/01/2007 China Approves Expanded Renminbi Business In Hong Kong
10/01/2007 IMF Releases Conclusions Of Article IV Consultation With Hong Kong
10/01/2007 More Companies Attracted To Hong Kong In 2006
05/01/2007 2006 Was A 'Banner Year' For Offshore Investment, Says Walkers
04/01/2007 Asian Internet Recovers Following Taiwan Earthquake
03/01/2007 Tang Dampens Expectations Ahead Of 2007/8 Hong Kong Budget
03/01/2007 Hong Kong Stock Exchange Leads In Record Year For Global IPO Activity
02/01/2007 China Set To Approve Expansion Of Renminbi Services In Hong Kong

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