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\nBeijing will embrace “symbolic change” in Hong Kong, but that won’t help much, says Andy Xie, an independent economist. He also says Hong Kong authorities need to adopt a more progressive tax structure, including changes to taxes for property and high-income individuals.
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\nSource : cnbc.com
\nRead more…Hong Kong’s leaders need to do ‘something radical’: Economist<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beijing will embrace “symbolic change” in Hong Kong, but that won’t help much, says Andy...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-t5y","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":109880,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-recession-in-hong-kong-is-inevitable-says-economist\/","url_meta":{"origin":111820,"position":0},"title":"A recession in Hong Kong is 'inevitable,' says economist","date":"August 14, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Andy Xie, an independent economist, says Hong Kong's business people have political power and are \"running the place,\" and that's what's \"causing the trouble\" in the city.\r \r Source : cnbc.com\r Read more...A recession in Hong Kong is 'inevitable,' says economist","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":125169,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/subsidised-homes-for-hong-kongs-young-couples-would-help-solve-housing-crisis\/","url_meta":{"origin":111820,"position":1},"title":"Subsidised homes for Hong Kong\u2019s young couples would help solve housing crisis","date":"March 8, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r In early December, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released the \u201cWorldwide Cost of Living 2021\u201d report.Hong Kong, which ranked first last year, fell to fifth place below Zurich by end of 2021, while Tel Aviv in Israel became the city with the highest cost of living in the world\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":38079,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/find-out-how-these-billionaires-dodged-hong-kongs-new-property-curbs\/","url_meta":{"origin":111820,"position":2},"title":"Find out how these billionaires dodged Hong Kong\u2019s new property curbs","date":"December 14, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Twist: Asia\u2019s most expensive apartments had a royal bargain in taxes Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong at night. leungchopan\/Shutterstock While Hong Kong\u2019s new property curbs have had its intended effects, they still seem to have big enough loopholes to drive mansions into. 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