On 18 July 2006, Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region issued a consultative document for the introduction of a Goods and Services Tax ("GST") and had set a nine-month consultation period.
香港特别行政区政府财经事务及库务局于2006年7月18日公布开征商品及服务税(也称作「销售税」)的咨询文件,展开为期九个月的公众咨询。