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1. News - Hong Kong - HOUSING

   Property cooling measures unfair to locals, Hong Kong lawmakers say

   Posted Sep 17th 2013, 12:00am by NG KANG-CHUNG

   ... Ng Kang-chung kc.ng@scmp.com Lawmakers call on government to back down on new stamp duty rules and ask that residents to be exempt from corporate taxes Cooling measures 'unfair ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1311063/property-cooling-measures-unfair-locals-hong-kong-lawmakers-say
2. Property - Hong Kong & China - HONG KONG

   Hong Kong's property curbs likely to stay until prices fall further

   Posted Aug 21st 2013, 12:00am by Sandy Li

   ... government headquarters in Admiralty if the government maintained its doubling of stamp duty, which agents say is to blame for a massive decrease in sales. Home sales are running at 43 per cent below ...

   http://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/1298101/hong-kongs-property-curbs-likely-stay-until-prices-fall
3. News - Hong Kong - PROPERTY

   Agents say their business hit by cooling policies

   Posted Aug 07th 2013, 12:00am by Ada Lee

   ... Ada Lee ada.lee@scmp.com Heavyweights from the industry turn out to urge the government to withdraw extra stamp duties Agents say their business hit by cooling policies An alliance ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1294796/agents-say-their-business-hit-cooling-policies
4. Property - Hong Kong & China - RESIDENTIAL

   Jones Lang LaSalle boss warns of risky climate for first-time homebuyers

   Posted Jul 10th 2013, 12:00am by Peggy Sito

   ... Jones Lang LaSalle boss Joseph Tsang urges government to rethink stamp duty policies Should first-time homebuyers be encouraged to enter the market now? For Joseph Tsang, managing director ...

   http://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/1278901/jones-lang-lasalle-boss-warns-risky-climate-first-time
5. News - Hong Kong

   Stamp duty for developers to remain in place

   Posted Dec 18th 2012, 03:24pm by Lai Ying-kit

   ... Lai Ying-kit The government will maintain its new buyer’s stamp duty on local corporate buyers of flats, the housing minister said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters after an Executive ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1107421/stamp-duty-developers-remain-place
6. News - Hong Kong - POLITICS

   ICAC probe Franklin Lam's property sales

   Posted Nov 02nd 2012, 09:18pm by Lai Ying-kit

   ... Lai Ying-kit The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has launched an investigation into the sale of two flats by Executive Council member Franklin Lam Fan-keung, according to a pan-democrat who earlier filed a complaint. Lam sparked controver ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1074750/icac-probe-franklin-lams-property-sales
7. News - Hong Kong - PROPERTY

   Factory dwellers appeal for inclusion in Community Care Fund subsidy

   Posted Jul 08th 2013, 12:00am by LO WEI, Stuart Lau

   ... They marched from Victoria Park to the government headquarters in Admiralty to protest against a government attempt to cool the market by imposing additional stamp duties on property purchases. Among them was Centaline Group director Shih Wing-ching. "My company's business has dropped almost 65 per cent," he complained. Midland Holdings managing director Pierre Wong Tsz-wa ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1277591/factory-dwellers-appeal-inclusion-community-care-fund-subsidy
8. News - Hong Kong - PROPERTY

   Solicitors, commerce chamber seeks exemptions to proposed stamp duty

   Posted Feb 15th 2013, 12:00am by Joyce Ng

   ... Kirsty Boazman, said: "The chamber is concerned about the impact of the buyer's stamp duty on people who hold a valid Hong Kong working permit who, while they intend to make Hong Kong ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1150540/solicitors-commerce-chamber-seeks-exemptions-proposed-stamp-duty
9. News - Hong Kong - PROPERTY

   Call to leave local-owned companies out of 15pc tax

   Posted Feb 01st 2013, 12:00am by Joyce Ng

   ... Joyce Ng joyce.ng@scmp.com Developers make counter-proposal to an increase of stamp duty on non-local buyers Call to leave local-owned companies out of 15pc tax Developers have made a counter-proposal to the government over a new property tax, suggesting that small companies with no more than five shareholders - who must all be locals - should be exempted from paying a 15 per cent duty ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1140522/call-leave-local-owned-companies-out-15pc-tax
10. Business - Comment - MONITOR

    Early signs suggest new stamp duties haven't reined in prices

    Posted Jan 10th 2013, 12:00am by Tom Holland

    ... Property Agency has now climbed by 1.25 per cent since the late October imposition of the buyers' stamp duty on non-residents. It's early days yet, of course. But it seems that despite ...

    http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1124121/early-signs-suggest-new-stamp-duties-havent-reined-prices

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