"Budget Incentive Not Enough To Get Elders Into Jobs"
A social services group on Thursday praised the financial secretary's budget initiative to encourage bosses to hire elde... Read more
Sweeteners Less Sweet But It's All We Can Afford: FS
Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Thursday said the government can't afford relief measures beyond those announced in his... Read more
Budget Pleases Tourism Bosses, But More Help Welcome
Tourism sector bodies have mostly welcomed initiatives for the industry in the government's budget, although some want m... Read more
Tax Specialist Calls For More Generous Allowances
The president of the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong on Thursday said the financial secretary had taken the correct appr... Read more
Deficit Soars But Enough In Reserve, FS Says
Financial Secretary Paul Chan says he expects the SAR's fiscal deficit to hit a worse-than-expected HK$139.8 billion for... Read more
Stamp Duty Changes To Help First-time Buyers
Hong Kong's property market cooling measures are to remain in place, Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced on Wednesda... Read more
Jockey Club Hit With HK$12bn Soccer Bet Levy
The Hong Kong Jockey Club will pay a HK$12 billion levy on its football gambling earnings over the next five years, with... Read more
Tobacco Taxes To Soar In Push For Smokers To Quit
Financial Secretary Paul Chan hit smokers with a sharp increase in tobacco taxes on Wednesday, saying he hoped the risin... Read more
New 'happy' Campaign Offers Food Fairs, Carnival
The government will organise a series of events targeting the general public under its new “Happy Hong Kong” campaig... Read more
HK$3bn For Tech Research As Govt Studies AI Centre
Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Wednesday that the government is examining whether it's feasible to develop an art... Read more
HK GDP To Bounce Back, But Inflation Pressure Rising
Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Wednesday said he expected the Hong Kong economy to visibly rebound this year as it wel... Read more
FS Announces Lower Relief Measures For Taxpayers
Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Wednesday announced a range of relief measures intended to reduce the economic burden o... Read more
"Extend Criminal Record Check To All Talent Schemes"
People applying for Hong Kong's Top Talent Pass scheme had to begin declaring any criminal record from Wednesday, with o... Read more
Hongkongers To Get Another HK$5,000 In Vouchers
Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Wednesday announced that another round of spending vouchers will be handed out this yea... Read more
Paul Chan Delivers 2023 Budget
Financial Secretary Paul Chan began delivering his 2023 budget in the Legislative Council on Wednesday morning, the firs... Read more