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Chen, F. (2026, October 11). Why are mainland China’s tax officials suddenly so interested in my Hong Kong MPF? South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3370354/why-are-mainland-chinas-tax-officials-suddenly-so-interested-my-hong-kong-mpf?utm_source=rss_feed
Chen, Frank. “Why are mainland China’s tax officials suddenly so interested in my Hong Kong MPF?” South China Morning Post, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3370354/why-are-mainland-chinas-tax-officials-suddenly-so-interested-my-hong-kong-mpf?utm_source=rss_feed.
Chen, Frank. “Why are mainland China’s tax officials suddenly so interested in my Hong Kong MPF?” South China Morning Post, October 11, 2026. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3370354/why-are-mainland-chinas-tax-officials-suddenly-so-interested-my-hong-kong-mpf?utm_source=rss_feed.
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In recent weeks, Chinese tax officials have begun contacting journalists at the South China Morning Post, including those in their Beijing bureau, about declaring their income and assets held in offshore trusts. This unexpected move follows a campaign by Chinese authorities to target wealthy individuals' offshore financial holdings. One journalist received a "warm reminder" from the city's tax service urging them to declare any such trusts, indicating an expansion of this initiative beyond its intended scope of targeting the super-rich.