According to recent announcements issued by India's Press Information Bureau, the Indian Cabinet has approved the signing of an income tax treaty with Hong Kong and the signing of an amending protocol to the 1999 income tax treaty with Kyrgyzstan. The treaty will be the first of its kind between India and Hong Kong and the protocol will be the first to amend the 1999 treaty. Both will need to be finalized, signed, and ratified before entering into force