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  2. Foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor called for the levy's permanent abolition, saying that the temporary two-year waiver was discriminatory and criticising the confusion and inconvenience caused to employers by the Immigration Department because the policy had not been thought through. [57]

  3. Second Tsang government - Wikipedia

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    It was intended that the levy would be waived for a two-year period on all helpers' employment contracts signed on or after 1 September 2008, but would not apply to ongoing contracts. The Immigration Department said it would not reimburse levies, which are prepaid half-yearly or yearly in advance.

  4. Politics of Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    After widespread criticism of the situation, the government also conceded that maids having advanced renewal of contract would not be required to leave Hong Kong through the discretion exercised by the Director of Immigration, and employers would benefit from the waiver simply by renewing the contract within the two-year period, admitting that ...

  5. Sovereign immunity in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Williams, the U.S. Supreme Court held that in a case where an individual paid a federal tax under protest to remove a federal tax lien on her property where the tax she paid had been assessed against a third party, the waiver of sovereign immunity found in authorized her tax refund suit.

  6. What Is a Tax Levy? How They Work and How to Stop Them - AOL

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    Tax Levy. Tax Lien. Legally seizes your property to pay the taxes you owe. A legal claim against your property to secure payment for your tax debt. Should not affect your credit score. Could ...

  7. Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel ...

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    On January 6, 2015, H.R. 158, originally named the Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015, was introduced in the House of Representatives. The original version of this bill would not add any restrictions on VWP visitors, but would only clarify that ineligibility due to a security risk included terrorism, allow the suspension of countries ...

  8. Hong Kong will file complaint to WTO on US tariffs, official says

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    Hong Kong will file a complaint on recent U.S. tariffs imposed on the city to the World Trade Organization, claiming the U.S. has completely ignored the city's status as a separate customs ...

  9. Moses Lake, Wahluke props failing, most others passing - AOL

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    Ritzville School District is passing an EP&O levy of $1.98/$1,000 for 2025 and $1.83/$1,000 for 2026 by a vote of 396-250 and a two-year $0.12/$1,000 capital levy for electronic technology ...