PRESS RELEASE

The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan (second right), today (July 19) meets with the Commissioner of the State Taxation Administration, Mr Wang Jun (second left), in Beijing to discuss tax matters of mutual interest before the signing of the Fifth Protocol to the Arrangement between the Mainland of China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income.