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You’ve probably read more than one story about Apple’s current troubles in China. This latest kerfuffle involves a broadside against Apple’s warranty and repair policies by local media (e.g., CCTV, People’s Daily) and at least one consumer agency. Why have I avoided it? While it’s big news for Apple, and for all you Cult of […]
The Immigration Department and Mainland authorities have neutralised a human smuggling syndicate active in Hong Kong and Guangdong, arresting 15 people.
The operation, conducted with the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department and the Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau from March 29 to today, also saw the seizure of large quantities of forged travel documents, including forged Hong Kong SAR and Malaysian passports, and boarding passes.
The department believes the syndicate used forged passports to get Mainlanders into other countries. It arranged for Hong Kong residents, Malaysians and Singaporeans to be the escorts and equipped those being smuggled with cover stories to conceal their illegal activities.
The department deployed more than 60 officers to raid 32 hideouts. Fourteen Hong Kong residents and one Mainlander were arrested for offences including aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring another person to possess a forged travel document.
Preliminary estimates indicate the syndicate earned up to RMB$8.5 million from the illicit acts.
Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen will visit the Netherlands from April 7 to 9 to attend an event marking the 120th anniversary of the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
Mr Yuen will deliver a keynote speech highlighting the importance of the Hague Conference in the Asia Pacific region.
He will meet with Hague Conference Secretary-General Hans van Loon to exchange views on the development of the Asia Pacific Regional Office in Hong Kong.
Mr Yuen will meet officials of the Dutch Ministry of Security & Justice, and call on the Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands.
He will also meet with Hong Kong students studying in the country.
The Financial Services & the Treasury Bureau today gazetted the Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 2013 to implement new measures announced on February 22 to further address the overheated property market.
The measures include increasing the ad valorem stamp duty rates on transactions for residential and non-residential properties, and advancing the charging of ad valorem stamp duty on non-residential property transactions from the conveyance on sale to the agreement for sale.
They are applicable to all people except Hong Kong permanent residents buying residential properties but who do not own any residential property in Hong Kong on the date of acquisition.
In drafting the bill, with reference to the existing special stamp duty and the proposed buyer's stamp duty regimes, the Government proposes to grant exemptions from the enhanced ad valorem stamp duty rates under specified circumstances.
It also proposes to put in place a refund mechanism for redevelopment projects and permanent residents who acquire a new residential property before disposing of their original one.
In order that adjustments can be made in a timely manner as and when necessary having regard to the market situation, the bill proposes to enable the Financial Secretary to amend the value bands and rates of ad valorem stamp duty by way of subsidiary legislation subject to negative vetting by the Legislative Council.