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We have put together stories from our coverage of the Hong Kong budget 2025-26 to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Hong Kong budget 2025: 13 things you need to know
2. Pay freeze for Hong Kong civil servants, with 10,000 government posts to be axed
3. Hong Kong to raise airport departure tax by 67% to HK$200 later in 2025

4. Hong Kong to embrace tech-driven growth with AI investment: Paul Chan
5. Why does Hong Kong need 18 months to revise its HK$2 public transport scheme?

6. Call for Hong Kong to tackle long-taboo topic of new taxes
7. Hong Kong could rake in billions from basketball betting but experts have doubts
8. Hong Kong’s land sale halt may do little to ease office supply glut

9. Budget 2025: Hong Kong to boost role in wealth, IPOs, digital assets, yuan
10. Hong Kong to entice bid spenders by turning LIV Golf into long-term fixture


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Financial Secretary Paul Chan leaves the chamber after delivering his budget speech. Photo: Elson Li

Paul Chan says bumping up the airport departure tax will boost revenue by HK$1.6 billion per year. Photo: Elson Li

Hong Kong is scaling back its transport subsidies to help balance the government’s books. Photo: Jelly Tse

The current oversupply will take between seven and 10 years to digest. Photo: Sam Tsang

67% airport departure tax increase will have ‘minimal’ impact on Hong Kong tourism

An increase on departure tax on Hong Kong’s air passengers will be introduced in October. Photo: Elson Li

 The Transport and Logistics Bureau will review the tolls of relevant government tunnels and trunk roads. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

How big is Hong Kong’s debt? The Post unpacks the city’s bond financing

Many experts have called for the government to bolster the city’s dwindling reserves by issuing more bonds to fund infrastructure investment. Photo: Dickson Lee

Many experts have said they believe issuing more bonds could foster the growth of the financial service sector and boost capital flow. Photo: Edmond So

Show me the money: unveiling Hong Kong’s 10 biggest spenders in government

The Hong Kong government is under pressure to balance its books as it faces a HK$100 biillion deficit. Photo: Sun Yeung

A poster for the HK$2 public transport fare scheme in Chek Lap Kok. A number of groups have proposed getting rid of the subsidy to reduce public expending. Photo: Eugene Lee

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From axing 10,000 government jobs to raising the airport departure tax, here is a look at Financial Secretary Paul Chan’s plan to balance Hong Kong’s books


From axing 10,000 government jobs to raising the airport departure tax, here is a look at Financial Secretary Paul Chan’s plan to balance Hong Kong’s books.


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