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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1987

THE BILL WOULD THEREFORE COMPLETE THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE TITLE OF "UNOFFICIAL" TO THE HISTORY BOOKS.

"THIS IS A STEP WHICH I KNOW MEMBERS WILL WELCOME SINCE THE NEW FORM EMPHASISES THAT WE ARE ALL, WHETHER OFFICIALS OR OTHERWISE, MEMBERS TOGETHER OF THE SAME COUNCIL, MR FORD ADDED.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

TAX RELIEF MEASURES PROPOSED

THE INLAND

REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) BILL 1987 SEEKS

ANY INCOME THAT A EXCLUDE FROM LIABILITY TO HONG KONG SALARIES TAX PERSON

FROM SERVICES DERIVES

RENDERED OUTSIDE HONG

THE

THE HON FINANCIAL SECRETARY,

PIERS JACOBS,

THE TOLD COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

ΤΟ

KONG,

LEGISLATIVE

WAS APPLICABLE "ONLY

IF

THE

THE

BILL MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL, MR JACOBS SAID THE

IS INCOME

LIABLE TO A TAX SIMILAR

WHERE TERRITORY

HE RENDERED TO HONG KONG SALARIES TAX IN

THE BEEN PAID THERE IN SERVICES AND IT CAN BE ESTABLISHED THAT TAX HAS RESPECT OF THAT INCOME.

*

FAR AS HIS

OF

HE EXPLAINED THAT THE BILL DID NOT GO AS

1987-88 ORDINANCE BUDGET SPEECH, IN WHICH HE PROPOSED THAT THE INLAND REVENUE BE AMENDED

FOR THE AUTOMATIC GRANTING

TIMB ASSESSMENT, AN EMPLOYER RENDERED APPORTIONMENT WHERE, IN A YEAR OF SERVICES OUTSIDE HONG KONG FOR PERIOD MORE THAN 60 DAYS IN TOTAL.

PROVIDE то

INTRODUCING

THE TIME MR JACOBS SAID HE HAD THREE REASONS FOR

SALARIES TAX APPORTIONMENT AMENDMENT. FIRSTLY, HE SAID ASSESSMENT TO

HONG KONG OF EMPLOYEES WHO RENDERED SERVICES BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE

ARRA OF DISPUTE HAD BECOME A GROWING

BETWEEN THE INLAND REVENUE LAW NEEDED ΤΟ BE DEPARTMENT AND TAXPAYERS. THIS UNCERTAINTY IN THE ADDRESSED, HE ADDED.

RELIEF IN DOUBLE

REVIEW

OF DOUBLE TAXATION

SOME WILL TAKE

TIME TO

"SECONDLY, I WANTED TO PROVIDE A MEASURE OF

THAT AN OVERALL OF INLAND

TAXATION CASES, GIVEN BY THE COMMISSIONER COMPLETE," MR JACOBS SAID.

REVENUE,

AND LASTLY, HE SAID HE WANTED TO LIMIT THE COST TO THE OF HIS PROPOSAL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MILLION DOLLARS.

REVENUE

/HE SAID

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