Hong Kong trade body hails liquor tax cut but some firms find little to cheer about

Hong Kong trade body hails liquor tax cut but some firms find little to cheer about

[South China Morning Post] - 10/21/2024

Activities and interest around liquor trading have ‘significantly increased’ since the tax cut was announced, says Trade Development Council’s Sophia Chong.



        e-mail

In Chinese newspapers

Hong Kong hospital body executive, husband lose appeal against shoplifting conviction
Hospital Authority chief manager Vivien Chuang and orthopaedist Chiu Ming-yu earlier convicted of stealing food from (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/10/2024
Israel strikes 300 Hezbollah targets, including underground cash vault
Strikes on Hezbollah’s financial arm mark an expansion of the nearly month-long war in Lebanon.
[South China Morning Post] - 21/10/2024
China lodges ‘solemn protest’ and demands justice from Myanmar over consulate attack
Foreign ministry also asks Myanmar to ‘step up security for Chinese institutions, projects and personnel’ after the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/10/2024
Will South Korea give ‘lethal’ help to Kyiv if North Korean troops fight in Ukraine?
North Korea has committed to sending a total of 12,000 troops to Russia, media reports say, citing South Korea’s spy (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/10/2024
Waiting for Trump? How EU’s China policy anticipates his return to the White House
The former US president may win on election day, but his unpredictability has raised doubts about what cooperation (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/10/2024
US reacts to China-India border thaw; experts say the dispute is not over yet
Washington ‘closely following’ developments after Indian announcement that ‘disengagement process’ on disputed (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/10/2024
India announces deal with China on patrolling shared border, sparking hope of better ties
Countries described as coming to terms on patrolling Line of Actual Control and leading ‘eventually’ to resolution (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/10/2024
Pair plead guilty in Canada to murder of former Air India suspect Ripudaman Singh Mali
Ripudaman Singh Mali, who was acquitted in the 1985 Air India bombings, was shot dead in Surrey, British Columbia in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/10/2024
4 Hong Kong taxi drivers slapped with 10 demerit points for overcharging, refusing hires
City leader says penalties create deterrent effect against misconduct as authorities continue to combat shady (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/10/2024
Alibaba start-up competition: Hong Kong officials tout city as ideal launch pad
Speakers at the Jumpstarter Ignition Gala highlighted the city’s advantageous position between mainland China and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/10/2024
Hong Kong monkey deaths spark calls for external review, soil sampling at zoo
Academic says lessons need to be learned from the deaths at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/10/2024