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http://www.theaustralian.com.a....u/business/hong-kong <br /><br />THE Australian government has refused requests from Hong Kong to start negotiating a free trade agreement and a double taxation agreement. The refusal has angered Australian companies hoping to boost their business with and through Hong Kong, the primary gateway to China. <br />During a visit to Australia in 2011, Donald Tsang, who stepped down last year as Hong Kong's chief executive, approached Julia Gillard and then-foreign minister Kevin Rudd about an FTA and a DTA? Following a visit by Mr Rudd to Hong Kong and further talks, the Hong Kong government wrote formally to Canberra proposing talks towards an FTA. <br /><br />Watch here: <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-91e2FQktfQ <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtgfEBG2R_A&feature=youtu.be <br />http://www.slideshare.net/jays....onwelling/internasjo <br />Related article: <br />http://bx.businessweek.com/int....ernational-finance/c