Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Hong Kong as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Hong Kong: Parliament passes Bill on specific tax concessions
The Bill gives effect to two proposals made in the 2023-24 Budget …
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Hong Kong: Declaration of criminal record now required to apply for Talent Pass Scheme
All Top Talent Pass Scheme (TTPS) applicants must now make a declaration about whether they have criminal conviction records when they fill out the online application …
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Hong Kong: Introduction of new admission schemes for qualified professionals
To attract talented individuals from overseas and mainland China, the government has introduced several schemes …
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Hong Kong: All sick leave certificates issued by the Hospital Authority to go digital from 6th March 2023
As with the manually signed traditional paper medical certificate, the digitally signed medical certificate (commonly known as sick leave certificates, or MCs) will include the patient’s name and the information relevant to the consultation …
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Hong Kong: Minimum wage to rise in May 2023
The statutory minimum wage will rise on 1st May 2023 from $37 …
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Hong Kong: Electronic services for visa application extended to all visa application types
Online application for employment, investment, training and residence …
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Hong Kong: Does calling a foreign co-worker “Gweilo” amount to discrimination?
“Gweilo” is a Cantonese slang word that means “Ghost Man” or “White Ghost” …
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Hong Kong: Economy contracts 4.5% in Q3 2022
Economy continues to contract, although labour market impact so far is limited …
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Hong Kong: Commission proposes minimum wage to increase to HK$40
The Minimum Wage Commission (MWC) has issued its recommendation for the next rate change …
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Hong Kong: Multiple measures will be rolled out to tackle the worsening brain drain problem
A new Top Talent Pass Scheme will be introduced to allow those earning an annual salary of 2 …
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Hong Kong: ‘Pro-female bias’ found to be sex discrimination by district court
Discrimination against a male employee …
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Hong Kong: Passport application stations set
Residents may now apply for, or renew their passports promptly via new Mobile Application Stations (PMAS) …
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Hong Kong: Server locations do not define establishment
If a company operates in one tax entity, but carries on business via servers located in another tax entity, where do transactions actually take place? One of the great unresolved problems for company payrolls is where the applicable tax authority truly lies if an employee or contractor has their pay administered in one country and pay data processed by a server in another country …
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Hong Kong: Legco approves to abolish MPF offsetting arrangement
The Legislative Council (LegCo) has passed an amendment Bill on abolishing the offsetting arrangement under the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) …
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Hong Kong: Residents to get HK$1,000 electricity subsidy from June 2022 in 12 installments
Electricity charge subsidies have been a common feature of government policy since the start of the great recession in 2008 …
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