Question – Collection of financial transactions tax in Hong Kong for Italian authorities (Christopher Cheung)

Following is a question by the Hon Christopher Cheung and a written reply by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, in the Legislative Council today (June 5): Question: According to the Financial Transactions Tax (FTT) Law of Italy, which came into force on January 1 this year, FTT is … Read more

Question – Promote use of ICT among SMEs (Andrew Leung)

Following is a question by the Hon Andrew Leung and a reply by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Gregory So, in the Legislative Council meeting today (June 5): Question: Some members of the information technology (IT) industry have relayed to me that the application of information and communications technology is of particular … Read more

Question – The construction progress of the XRL Project and the related immigration arrangements (Jeffrey Lam)

Following is a question by Hon Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung and a written reply by the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung, in the Legislative Council today (May 29): Question: The Transport and Housing Bureau has indicated earlier that the Government has maintained close liaison with the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), and the … Read more

Question – Withdrawal of Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange Limited’s automated trading services authorisation (Christopher Cheung)

Following is a question by the Hon Christopher Cheung and a reply by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, in the Legislative Council today (May 29): Question: The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced on May 18 this year that it had received notification from Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange … Read more

Speech – Maintaining a business-friendly environment in Hong Kong (Andrew Leung)

President, Hong Kong is the most popular city in the world and ever since the inception of Hong Kong as a port, it has relied on its open economic policy to attract overseas capital and talents. In the past two or three decades, Hong Kong has become the door for European and American businesses to … Read more