Sha Tin “Wheels Around Community ” recruits youth docents for cycling tours and volunteer outreach

Sha Tin’s “Wheels Around Community” programme is now recruiting young community docents, inviting passionate youth to join a cycling-based initiative that combines community tours with volunteer care activities. Participants will help introduce Sha Tin’s history and local character through two-wheel community exploration.

The second edition of the programme is supported by the Sha Tin Home Affairs Department and a number of partner organisations. It will run for 10 months from June 2026 and focus on three key areas: youth docent training, school outreach talks, and community cycling tours.

Organisers said last year’s inaugural programme, jointly launched by the Hong Kong Sport for All Association, Ma On Shan Civic Promotion Association and the Sha Tin District Police, successfully brought together sport and culture, attracting more than 300 students, teachers and parents.

Interested applicants can apply online before 23:59 on June 29, 2026. This is a great opportunity for young people to make meaningful contributions to the community while helping tell the story of Sha Tin.

👉 Apply Here:
https://forms.gle/sXtFpwCPMhsz5wmAA
🕒 Application Deadline: June 29, 2026 at 23:59

Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Preferential Tax Regimes for Funds, Family-owned Investment Holding Vehicles and Carried Interest) Bill 2026 gazetted

The Government published in the Gazette today (June 12) the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Preferential Tax Regimes for Funds, Family-owned Investment Holding Vehicles and Carried Interest) Bill 2026 to enhance the preferential tax regimes for privately offered funds, family-owned investment holding vehicles (FIHVs) managed by eligible single family offices and carried interest, with a view to attracting more funds and family offices to establish a presence in Hong Kong.

The Bill covers amendments to the Inland Revenue Ordinance in areas such as: (i) expanding the definition of “fund”; (ii) expanding the scope of qualifying investments; (iii) removing the 5 per cent threshold requirement for incidental transactions; (iv) relaxing the tax exemption treatment for special purpose entities (SPEs) and family-owned SPEs; and (v) introducing a series of enhancement measures to the tax regime for carried interest. The Bill will also introduce, under the unified tax regime for funds, a tax reporting mechanism as well as economic substance requirements similar to those under the tax concession regime for FIHVs.

“Hong Kong is now the world’s largest cross-boundary wealth management centre. The National 15th Five-Year Plan clearly supports Hong Kong in continuing to strengthen its functions as an international asset and wealth management (WAM) centre. In this connection, the Government has long been committed to reinforcing our leading position in this area through providing a competitive tax environment. The relevant amendments under the Bill will attract more funds and family offices to set up and operate in Hong Kong, and in turn create new opportunities for Hong Kong’s WAM industry. In particular, this would help further attract private credit investment activities in the region, while complementing Hong Kong’s development in areas such as digital assets and trading of precious metals and commodities,” a spokesperson for the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau said.

The Bill will be introduced into the Legislative Council for first reading on June 24.