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"In return, Hong Kong will forgo the right to tax the income of Korean airlines derived from Hong Kong if such income is subject to tax in the Republic of Korea."
The Governor-in-Council has made an order under the Inland Revenue Ordinance to declare that the double taxation relief arrangement for airline income with the Republic of Korea should take effect. The order will be gazetted on Friday (June 7) and tabled in the Legislative Council on June 26.
"It is our policy to include provisions on double taxation relief for airline income into Air Services Agreement negotiated between Hong Kong and our bilateral aviation partners on a case by case basis," the spokesman said.
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Central allocation of primary one places to be announced
The Education Department will this Saturday (June 8) announce the results of the Central Allocation of primary one places for school entry in September.
A total of 17,672 children participating in the scheme are allocated to schools of their first three choices. This represents 63.9 per cent of the 27,640 children taking part in the allocation.
Parents who have completed a choice of schools form for Central Allocation in March are advised to collect the primary one registration form from the Distribution/Collection Centre of their home school net on Saturday or Sunday (June 8 and 9) from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm or 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm.
They should bring along the parent's copy of the application form for admission to primary one or the choice of schools form for identification purpose.
The primary one registration form will show the name and address of the school to which their children are allocated, together with the dates for registration and some notes to parents.
Parents are requested to complete the registration formalities on June 11 or 12. Registration hours for AM schools are from 9 am to 12 noon whereas those for PM schools are from 2 pm to 5 pm.