{"id":154530,"date":"2025-05-27T12:16:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T05:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/no-special-privileges-for-tax-evasion-john-lee-tells-hongkongers\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T12:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T05:18:07","slug":"no-special-privileges-for-tax-evasion-john-lee-tells-hongkongers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/no-special-privileges-for-tax-evasion-john-lee-tells-hongkongers\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018No special privileges for tax evasion,\u2019 John Lee tells Hongkongers"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHong Kong\u2019s leader has slammed organisations that claim to be professional yet defend members under tax investigations, warning that such attempts to pressure authorities will only \u201cexpose their ugly nature\u201d.
\nChief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also said that authorities would pursue legal responsibility in accordance with the law, as he responded to a question on whether the government\u2019s recent tax reviews on members of Hong Kong Journalists Association were targeting independent media.
\nLast week,…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…\u2018No special privileges for tax evasion,\u2019 John Lee tells Hongkongers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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