Hong Kong extends tax waiver for residents displaced by deadly Tai Po fire

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Residents displaced by the deadly Tai Po fire will have their taxes waived for an additional year, the Hong Kong government has announced.In a statement on Monday, the government said homeowners and residents of Wang Fuk Court would be exempted from the final tax payable for the 2025-26 assessment year to “ease the financial burden on people affected by the fire”.The move follows a similar announcement in December, when authorities waived the final tax for 2024-25 and the provisional tax for...