The 2007-2008 Budget

The Honourable Henry Tang, Financial Secretary of the HKSARG
Joint Business Community Luncheon

The Financial Secretary, the Honourable Henry Tang, will deliver the 2007-2008 Budget speech at the Legislative Council on February 28, 2007. We are deeply honored that Mr. Tang has accepted our invitation to talk to the Hong Kong business community on March 8. This is a good opportunity to hear directly from Mr. Tang of his further views of the challenges that this year's budget seeks to address.

While Hong Kong enjoyed healthy economic growth and fiscal balance in the past year, the taxpaying community has high expectations for the upcoming budget for some tax reductions. At the same time, a good balance between keeping a simple and low lax regime to maintain Hong Kong's competitiveness and broadening the tax base to achieve long-term stability of Hong Kong's revenue streams is of paramount concern to the Hong Kong business community. All these have presented challenges to the Financial Secretary in drafting the new budget.

Please book early for this important event. For every registration received, AmCham will donate HK$10 to the InterCham Scholarship Fund. Bookings will only be confirmed with payment on a first-come-first-served basis. Table bookings are welcome! NO CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS FOR THIS EVENT. BOOKING DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2007.