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"We have, however, provided safeguards for genuine service companies, that is where employer-employee relationships are not in substance involved," the spokesman said.

"Given our low taxes, there is no excuse for not paying in full the modest tax obligations which we impose to finance our public services and facilities. There is widespread support for our efforts to tackle tax avoidance and evasion. The bill is another attempt to protect public revenue and thereby prevent those who seek to avoid tax from shifting the burden of financing public services unfairly onto the rest of the community," he added.

End/Friday, March 17, 1995

Hong Kong Government delegation to visit China

The Secretary for Trade and Industry, Mr T H Chau, is heading a Hong Kong Government delegation to Dalian and Beijing.

The delegation will leave next Tuesday (March 21) and return on March 29 (Wednesday).

Mr Chau said the purpose of the trip was to understand the work of his counterpart departments in China, to exchange views on subjects of mutual interest and to increase and improve contacts with Chinese Government officials.

The delegation will first spend two days in Dalian where the mayor, Mr Bo Xilai, will host a dinner for the delegation. There will also be calls on the Municipal Commission of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade and the Municipal Economic Commission.

They will visit the Economic and Technology Development Zone, a Hong Kong company operating there and the port of Dalian.