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TELEGRAM NUMBER 364 OF 27 JULY
YOUR TELNO 68: CHINESE TAX DELEGATION VISIT
IN PRINCIPLE, WE WELCOME THE PROPOSAL MADE BY YIN KEQIN TO SEND A TAX DELEGATION TO HONG KONG.
2. HOWEVER DURING THE PERIOD FROM 23 AUGUST, THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE, MR V.A. LADD WILL BE ON HOME LEAVE/DUTY VISITS AND WILL NOT RETURN TO HONG KONG UNTIL THE LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER. GIVEN THE RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND SIMPLE NATURE OF THE HONG KONG TAX SYSTEM, THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE TAX CODES CAN BE COVERED WELL WITHIN A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS. NEVERTHELESS, IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO HAVE DETAILS OF THE DELEGATION'S SPECIFIC INTERESTS AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THEIR ARRIVAL.
3. A TWO WEEK VISIT BEGINNING 25 OCTOBER WOULD SUIT US BETTER, BUT IF THE GENERAL TAX BUREAU PREFER TO STICK TO THE ORIGINAL TIMING FROM 23 AUGUST THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE, MR. ANTHONY AU YEUNG WILL BE HAPPY TO MEET THE DELEGATION'S REQUESTS.
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