TNAG-1054-FCO40-1304-Trade-relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1981 — Page 117

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

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Hong Kong into the '80s Industrial Investment

Tax Cuts

The corporation profits

tax cut by half a percentage point to 16.5 per cent.

A new scale of higher depreciation allowances introduced to encourage manufacturers and others to re-equip and upgrade their plant and machinery, and the initial allowance increased from 25 to 35 per cent.

Employment Ordinance Amended

The Employment Ordinance

applied to non-manual workers earning not more than HK$6 000 (US$ 1 200) a month.

Lease premium of the Industrial Estates

The lease premium for a

period of fifteen years increased from HK$700 (US$140) to HK$825 (US$165) per square metre.

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