Tag: Measures

New measures to strengthen control of cats for sale ***************************************************      The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) has implemented the Licence Conditions and Code of Practice for cat trading since April 1, to ensure that cats put up for sale by animal traders should be obtained from approved sources and microchipped.      A spokesman for the AFCD said today (April 2) that the newly introduced Licence Conditions and Code of Practice were aimed at tightening the control of cats offered for sale by animal traders, to safeguard public health and animal welfare.      In view of the Licence Conditions and Code of ... Read more

LCQ12: Measures for recruiting talents from Vietnam, Laos and Nepal *******************************************************************      Following is a question by the Hon Jimmy Ng and a written reply by the Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, in the Legislative Council today (March 20):   Question:        The Chief Executive proposed in the 2023 Policy Address delivered on October 25 last year the relaxation of the visa policy in respect of employment for Vietnamese talents and the criteria for Vietnamese applying for “multiple-entry visas” for business and travel, as well as the visa policy for Laotian and Nepalese talents for employment, training and ... Read more

Tax measures proposed in 2024-25 Budget ***************************************      In his Budget delivered today (February 28), the Financial Secretary proposed the following tax measures.      The Financial Secretary proposed a one-off reduction of profits tax, salaries tax and tax under personal assessment for the year of assessment 2023/24 by 100 per cent, subject to a ceiling of $3,000 per case. This measure will cost the Government $5.5 billion, benefitting 2.06 million taxpayers liable to salaries tax and tax under personal assessment and 160 000 businesses.      The tax reduction will reduce the amount of tax payable by taxpayers ... Read more

LCQ14: Measures to enhance dental services ******************************************      Following is a question by Revd Canon the Hon Peter Douglas Koon and a written reply by the Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, in the Legislative Council today (January 10): Question:      It has been reported that the current waiting time for public dental services is long and private dental clinics charge exorbitant fees which the grass-roots can hardly afford. Regarding measures to enhance dental services, will the Government inform this Council: (1) whether it will consider extending the School Dental Care Service of the Department of Health to ... Read more

Co-ordination measures in relation to arrival of visitors to Hong Kong during Labour Day Holiday (with photos) ******************************************************************************************      ​Following the first meeting held on April 3 to co-ordinate the preparation work for the arrival of visitors to Hong Kong during the Labour Day Holiday, the Tourism Commission convened another meeting on Monday (April 24) to follow up on the preparation work carried out by various departments. The meeting was hosted by the Commissioner for Tourism, Ms Vivian Sum, with representatives from government departments including the Customs and Excise Department, the Hong Kong Police Force, the Immigration Department (ImmD), the Transport ... Read more