Legco Debates Filibuster-curbing Rule Changes
The Legiislative Council's powerful Finance Committee began on Thursday to debate proposed rule changes aimed at curbing... Read more
Govt Considers Tax Breaks For Flat Tenants
Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Thursday that the government is studying the possibility of offering tax breaks fo... Read more
Critics Say Budget Fails To Reach Out To Needy
Critics also said the budget failed to reach out to the those in need. The Democratic Party and the pro-government Fe... Read more
Gunman Arrested After Robbing BEA In Central
Police have detained a man in connection with a robbery in Central on Wednesday. A man armed with what looked like a... Read more
Arts, Culture Facilities Get HK$20bn For Upgrades
The government said on Wednesday that it will set aside HK$20 billion to upgrade the city's cultural facilities and cons... Read more
Court Rejects Challenge Over Agnes Chow Poll Ban
The High Court has rejected a bid for a judicial review over Agnes Chow's disqualification from next month's Legco by-el... Read more
FS Announces HK$300bn Plan To Improve Hospitals
The Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, on Wednesday earmarked HK$300 billion in his budget to re-develop public hospitals a... Read more
DAB Backs Budget, But Feels Not Enough Was Shared
The largest political party in Hong Kong, the pro-Beijing DAB, has welcomed the government's latest budget but with a ti... Read more
E-car Buyers Get Discount, With Strings Attached
Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Wednesday announced a HK$250,000 rebate in the first registration tax for new electric ... Read more
Govt Uses Record Surplus To Sweeten Up Taxpayers
Financial Secretary Paul Chan has announced a series of tax breaks that will cut bills for hundreds of thousands of peop... Read more
Housing Supply Will Ease This Year: Govt
Financial Secretary Paul Chan says he expects Hong Kong's “tight supply” of housing to ease in the coming year, but ... Read more
Funeral Held For Renowned Scholar Jao Tsung-i
Top officials, prominent businessmen and scholars paid their final respects to internationally-respected sinologist Jao ... Read more
Govt To Pump Another HK$2bn A Year Into Education
Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Wednesday said he planned to increase recurrent expenditure on education by another HK$... Read more
HK$50bn Boost For Innovation, Technology
Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced a HK$50 billion boost for innovation and technology in his budget on Wednesday, ... Read more
2018 Budget Address: Live Blog
13:09 Financial Secretary Paul Chan has concluded his Budget Speech by saying that the financial blueprint is no pana... Read more