Hong Kong is opening up to tourism again in a move it hopes will revive its status as an international business and travel hub, but the locals said the change may be too late due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
8:30am-9:15am: stamp duty on home purchases
8:30am-9:15am: Vera Yuen, Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Hong Kong
8:30am-9:00am: Alan Lung, Co-convenor of the Path of Democracy
9:00am-9:15am: Hannah Jeong, head of valuation & advisory services, Colliers
9:15am-9:30am: closure of Lin Heung Tea House
9:15am-9:30am: Samuel Lai, researcher in Cha chaan teng; anthropologist in Hong Kong food culture
On Thursday s Backchat: the stamp duty on home purchases is back in the spotlight.
The Financial Secretary has said there are no plans to relax extra taxes for non-permanent residents buying homes in the territory, after Executive Council convenor Regina Ip said it was among policies that could be considered as a way of supporting the local economy and retaining talent.
Mrs Ip later clarified that waiving the property duty was only an idea of her New People s Party, and she would put forward the suggestion to the Chief Executive during his policy address consul