James Bond is working as an Executive Manager for a UK company. From December 2017, he started to travel around the region visiting the Companys operations. Jamess travelling schedule is extracted as follows:

Place of stay Purpose of stay

2017 3-18 Nov Korea Business

1031 Dec Hong Kong Business

2018 120 Jan Hong Kong Business

118 Feb Hong Kong Business

115 Mar Japan Business

121 Apr Hong Kong Business

1 May 30 Jul Hong Kong Business & 10 days of annual leave

831 Aug Hong Kong Business

520 Sept Singapore Business

121 Oct Hong Kong Business

15 Nov20 Dec Hong Kong Business

2019 20 Jan20 Feb Singapore/China Business

2 Apr-28 May China Business

All remuneration was paid into Jamess bank accounts in the UK. The monthly salary for James is $120,000 per month in year 2017 to 2019.

Required:

(a) Based on the information provided, determine whether James is subject to salaries tax in Hong Kong in respect of the employment income he received from the UK company for each of the years of assessment 2017/18 and 2018/19 and if yes, on what basis. Briefly explain.

(b) Calculate Jamess Hong Kong assessable incomes, if any, for the years of assessment 2017/18 and 2018/19.

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