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fiscal system, which is that no special incentives or

holidays should be offered to particular industries

which are not available to taxpayers in general. It is

difficult, in our view, to see any justification for the

proposal whatsoever.

10.9.

Given the importance of the Shipping

Register both in its own right and because it affects

Hong Kong's international relations and obligations up

to and beyond 1997

consideration to the need for a change in Hong Kong's

taxation laws. We see no such need.

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we have given very serious

Charges

10.10.

On the basis that the taxation situation would

remain unchanged, it remains to be determined exactly

how the costs of the new register should be met. We

said in the CD that the full cost of the operation of operation of

the register should be met by users. This is present practice with income arising largely from survey fees on

a cost recovery basis.

10.11. In some ways the present system is

unsatisfactory, for generation of sufficient revenue is

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