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tax, which would have cost him an additional HK$ 180,000. (US$ 23,000). However, unlike other members of the
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430, just weeks before he raised the tax on new vehicles in his March budget. Although Leung claimed that he had decided on the tax increase after buying the car, which he said his family needed because of the arrival of his first-born in
February. Leung denied that he was trying to avoid the new
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Wong, Margaret (16 July 2003). "Hong Kong prosecutors study report into financial chief's tax-avoiding car purchase". Associated Press.
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372:Citicorp
283:Jyutping
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1228:Follows
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978:Sources
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366:Career
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39:Leung
1283:Chan
1273:Tang
967:2018
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774:2008
624:2011
476:CEPA
132:Born
80:2nd
313:OBE
310:GBS
238:梁锦松
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