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FM PEKING 2293162 JUL 82

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 68 OF 22 JULY

INFO PRIORITY FED FCO (FOR COX)

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FOR ASSISTANT POLITICAL ADVISER FROM O'BRIEN

YOUR LETTER CR2/2871/78 OF 5 JULY: CHINESE TAX DELEGATION VISIT

I WAS SUMMONED TO THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE ON 21 JULY AND INFORMED BY MR YIN KEQIN, CHIEF OF THE FOREIGN TAXATION DIVISON THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WISHED TO SEND A DELEGATION

TO HONG KONG TO STUDY THE TAX SYSTEM. YIN SAID THAT THE SUBJECT HAD BEEN BROACHED BY THE CHINESE TAX DELEGATION WHICH VISITED HONG KONG IN JUNE WHO HAD BEEN ASSURED BY THE HONG KONG TAX AUTHORITIES THAT SUCH AN EXERCISE WOULD BE WELCOMED (PENULTIMATE PARA OF LADD*8 LETTER OF 17 JUNE REFERS).

2. YIN SAID THAT THE PROPOSED DELEGATION WOULD CONSIST OF SIX

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LIU YUNFENG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL TAX BUREAU (LEADER) ŒONG LANSEN, DIRECTOR OF GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL TAX BUREAU PANG RENLIAN, CHIEF OF SECTION FUJIAN PROVINCIAL TAX BUREAU SUN HUIYING," DEPUTY CHIEF OF SECTION GENERAL TAX BUREAU FANG XUERONG, OFFICIAL, (INTERPRETER), GENERAL TAX BUREAU SUGGESTED DATES WERE 2 WEEKS COMENCING 23 AUGUST 1982.

3. YIN SAID THE DELEGATION WISHED TO LOOK AT ALL ASPECTS OF BUSINESS, INDIVIDUAL AND LOCAL TAXATION IN HONG KONG. HE WOULD PROVIDE A LIST OF TOPICS WHICH WOULD BE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO ITS MEMBERS NEARER THE DATE OF DEPARTURE.

4. YIN REQUESTED AN EARLY INDICATION WHETHER THIS PROPOSAL WAS ACCEPTABLE AS THE VISIT REQUIRED COMPLICATED ADMİNİSTRATĪVE ARRANGEMENTS IN PEKING IN VIEW OF QUANGDONG AND FUJIAN OFFICIALS INVOLVEMENT. I PROMISED TO PASS MESSAGE TO HONG KONG AUTHORITIES ASAP BUT SAID I COULD GIVE NO UNDERTAKINGS WHETHER TIMING WOULD

BE CONVENIENT TO THEM.

5. GRATEFUL FOR EARLY REPLY.

ATKINSON

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MR B KAY

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