Cependant, puisque Hong Kong ne faisait pas de retenue d'impôt, certains se demandaient pourquoi le Canada devait conclure un traité avec lui étant donné que nous ne pourrions pas négocier de retenue inférieure. Or, le traité sera des plus utiles sur le plan de l'échange de renseignements.
However, because there were no withholding taxes there was a view of ``Why should Canada have a treaty with them because we cannot negotiate lower withholding taxes given they already have zero withholding taxes in Hong Kong?'' However, from the point of view of exchange of information, that treaty would be very valuable.