Orders for Hong Kong's comprehensive avoidance of double taxation agreements with six countries to be published in the Gazette

The Chief Executive in Council made six orders on October 6, 2026, under the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112) to implement comprehensive avoidance of double taxation agreements signed with Barbados, Jordan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Maldives, Norway, and Rwanda. The orders were published in the Gazette on October 16, 2026, and tabled before the Legislative Council on October 21 under the negative vetting procedure.