The cabinet yesterday approved tax incentives for the establishment of a Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Thailand amid growing trade between Thailand and Hong Kong, Nattaporn Jatusripitak, spokesperson for the deputy prime minister in charge of economic affairs, said after the meeting yesterday.

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