-- China is considering a proposal to exempt individual investors from paying dividend taxes on Hong Kong stocks bought via Stock Connect, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
SFC Chief Executive Julia Leung said this week that Hong Kong is looking to implement the changes within this year. An average of HK$31 billion a day traded via southbound link in the first quarter, down 17% from a year earlier, according to the HKEX quarterly report. HKEX’s first quarter profit slumped 13% year-on-year, and its share price is still down 53% from early 2021.
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