enca_2018budget


Budget Sails Through Legco In Just Three Weeks

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Lawmakers have passed this year's budget after three weeks of debate, a change from recent years when months were spent ... Read more

Gov't Expected To Announce HK$4,000 Handout

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The government is set to announce plans to give HK$4,000 handouts to more than a million people who were left out of the... Read more

CE Admits Budget Fell Short Amid Handout Reports

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The Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday admitted that this year's budget failed to cover all sections of society, le... Read more

'No More Handouts' Despite Threat To Oppose Budget

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Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Monday refused to back down on his refusal to give cash handouts to those left out of t... Read more

Unhappy DAB Lawmakers Target Paul Chan Again

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The largest political party in Hong Kong, the pro-Beijing DAB, on Thursday criticised Financial Secretary Paul Chan agai... Read more

Ocean Park Grant 'against Animal Rights Movement'

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Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Thursday rejected suggestions that his proposed HK$310 million grant to the cash-strapp... Read more

Arts, Culture Facilities Get HK$20bn For Upgrades

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The government said on Wednesday that it will set aside HK$20 billion to upgrade the city's cultural facilities and cons... Read more

FS Announces HK$300bn Plan To Improve Hospitals

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Financial Secretary Paul Chan says he expects Hong Kong's “tight supply” of housing to ease in the coming year, but ... Read more

Govt To Pump Another HK$2bn A Year Into Education

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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

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Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced a HK$50 billion boost for innovation and technology in his budget on Wednesday, ... Read more

Government Budget Surplus Put At HK$138 Billion

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The government has posted a massive budget surplus of HK$138 billion, sending fiscal reserves to over HK$1 trillion. ... Read more