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Chief Exec. Carrie Lam advises lawmakers to ‘significantly reduce’ questions...
Chief Executive Carrie Lam has called on Hong Kong lawmakers to ask fewer questions about the government’s work over the next two months, particularly in relation to the upcoming budget, citing the...
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Covid-19: Overstretched hospitals leave Hong Kong parents separated from...
By Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi Hong Kong parents are being separated from children and babies who test positive for the coronavirus, compounding public anger over the financial hub’s lack of readiness...
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Hong Kong Budget – HK$10,000 consumption vouchers for all eligible residents...
A new round of HK$10,000 electronic spending coupons will be distributed to all permanent residents and new immigrants to Hong Kong who are aged 18 or above, the city’s financial chief said....
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Hong Kong Budget: One-off tax cuts, property rate concessions, electricity...
Hong Kong will offer a series of one-off economic relief measures, including tax cuts and subsidies, to its residents, Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced in his latest budget on Wednesday. The...
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Hong Kong Budget: ‘Not optimistic’– Economic rebound surpassed global growth...
The outlook for Hong Kong’s economy in the first quarter of 2022 does not appear to be optimistic as consumption-related sectors come under “intense pressure” during the fifth Covid-19 wave, the...
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Hong Kong Budget: Gov’t pledges over HK$54bn to fight Covid-19 ‘on all fronts...
The Hong Kong government has pledged to pour more than HK$54 billion into fighting the Covid-19 pandemic “on all fronts and at full speed,” as the city sees cases in the thousands amid the fifth wave...
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Hong Kong Budget: Rental relief for some small firms as landlords to be...
Hong Kong landlords will be banned from terminating tenancies or taking legal action against business tenants from specific sectors for up to six months, Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced in the...
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Hong Kong Budget: Northern Metropolis development plan to cost at least HK$100bn
The Hong Kong government’s Northern Metropolis scheme – a bid to house around 2.5 million people in the New Territories – is expected to cost at least HK$100 billion, the city’s financial minister has...
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Hong Kong Budget: Police vehicle and gear budget to quadruple; salaries to...
The Hong Kong Police Force budget for vehicles and equipment will be quadrupled in the upcoming fiscal year, according to a document detailing government department spending estimates. Salaries,...
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Hong Kong Budget: Prisons to spend over HK$677,000 per detainee next year...
The Hong Kong government will spend more than HK$677,000 per prisoner next year after injecting HK$5.1 billion into the Correctional Services Department’s budget – a boost of almost 10 per cent....
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‘Wartime’: Laws cannot ‘stop us from doing what we should do’ to fight...
Chief Executive Carrie Lam has likened Hong Kong’s fight against the fifth wave of Covid-19 to a “wartime environment,” and said that existing laws would not stand in the way of the city’s...
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Hong Kong Budget: Progressive property rates could see owners of pricier...
Hong Kong aims to introduce a progressive rating system for residential properties that would see owners of pricier flats paying more in property rates, the city’s financial chief announced on...
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Hong Kong tightens Covid-19 social distancing measures again, inc. rules for...
Hong Kong has again tightened Covid-19 social distancing rules as the Omicron outbreak continues to escalate. From Thursday, the compulsory mask requirement will be extended to cover country parks,...
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Covid-19: Hong Kong doctors see more requests for jab exemptions ahead of...
Hong Kong is set to roll out a Covid-19 vaccine pass on Thursday, almost exactly one year after the vaccination programme was launched, which will mean that unvaccinated citizens are not allowed to...
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In full: Hong Kong Budget 2022
Financial Secretary Paul Chan has delivered the 2022 Hong Kong budget. HKFP’s coverage in full: HK$10,000 consumption vouchers for allGov’t pledges over HK$54b to fight Covid-19 ‘on all fronts and at...
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