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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.

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.