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Trade and Industry Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Brand Hong Kong - Asia world city

Commercial Information Circulars

24-hour hotline : 23 922 922

e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk

Ref : EIC 631/2/7

26 November 2008

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 591/2008

The Mainland of China : Notice Concerning Withholding of Corporate Income Tax for Dividends Paid by Chinese Resident Enterprises to H Share Non-resident Enterprises Shareholders Outside the Mainland Territory

The State Administration of Taxation has recently issue a notice to clarify issues relating to withholding of corporate income tax for dividends paid by Chinese resident enterprises to H share non-resident enterprises shareholders outside the Mainland territory. A copy of the notice is attached at Annex (pdf format) for reference. 

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  2. For details of the "Law on Corporate Income Tax of the People's Republic of China" and its implementation regulations, please refer to CIC No. 132/2007 dated 21 March 2007 and CIC No. 499/2007 dated 13 December 2007.

ENQUIRIES

  1. If you have any questions on the content of this circular, please contact Ms. Eugenia CHAN at 2398 5444.

Yours faithfully,




(Miss Meea WONG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry