Hong Kong Plans Broader Tax Exemptions to Attract Family Offices

Hong Kong family office tax exemptions could widen as authorities seek to strengthen the city’s position as a global wealth hub.

Financial Services and the Treasury Secretary Christopher Hui said the government plans to expand profits-tax exemptions for eligible family offices and funds to include assets such as private credit, gold and commodities, carbon credits, insurance-linked securities and certain digital assets.

The Hong Kong family office tax exemptions proposal will be submitted to the Legislative Council in the first half of 2026 and extend beyond traditional equities and bonds.

Eligibility may also include vehicles such as charity funds, pension funds and fund-of-one structures set up by organisations including the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, subject to a HKD240m (USD31m) qualifying-assets threshold.