The Hong Kong government has proposed bringing back a three per cent tax on hotel accommodation almost 16 years after it was scrapped. If implemented, the levy could earn the government HK$1.1 billion annually. Hong Kong plans to resume charging the Hotel Accommodation Tax at a rate of three per cent starting from January 1, 2025, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Wednesday as he delivered the budget for the next financial year. The tax would account for less than one per cent of the spending of overnight visitors in Hong Kong, the minister said, while generating income of around HK$1.1 bi…