Hong Kong's Tsang May Hand Out $5.2 Billion in Last Budget Amid Slowdown - Bloomberg


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Hong Kong's Tsang May Hand Out $5.2 Billion in Last Budget Amid Slowdown
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Enlarge image Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang Dale de la Rey/Bloomberg John Tsang, Hong Kong's financial secretary. Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang may hand out as much as HK$40 billion ($5.2 ...
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Just add items to create a portfolio now: - MarketWatch

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Last week, Financial Secretary John Tsang doled out HK$80 billion ($10.3 billion) in sweeteners in his budget after ending the fiscal year with a HK$67 billion surplus. But while government finances are in good health, the same cannot be said for the ...

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Tsang budget under fire for ignoring underprivileged - China Daily

Tsang budget under fire for ignoring underprivileged
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By Joseph Li (HK Edition) The 2012/13 budget introduced on Wednesday by Financial Secretary John Tsang is coming under criticism over a perceived failure to help society's most vulnerable. Although promising tax rebates, waiving of rates and public ...
FS insists everyone gains from Budget RTHK

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Tsang fends off cash call - Hong Kong Standard

Tsang fends off cash call
Hong Kong Standard
"The payout was a one-off measure, which had to do with the economic, financial and political considerations last year," John Tsang Chun-wah told a radio phone-in program yesterday. He said the HK$80 billion relief and tax-cuts package in his budget ...

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Sweet goodbye on cards for Tsang - Hong Kong Standard


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Sweet goodbye on cards for Tsang
Hong Kong Standard
It is understood that John Tsang Chun-wah will announce the sixth round of matching funds in tomorrow's budget. It is also understood that he will beef up the scholarship scheme for the second year in a row to draw outstanding overseas students to ...
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A conscientious budget - Malaysia Star


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A conscientious budget
Malaysia Star
Financial Secretary John Tsang's fifth and last budget of the current-term Hong Kong government delivered on Wednesday was a model of fiscal design, the envy of most governments. Which government around the world can boast a surplus of HK$66.7bil ...
HK budget 'did not do enough' RTHK

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Hong Kong budget surplus narrowing, Tsang says - MarketWatch

Hong Kong budget surplus narrowing, Tsang says
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... Kong dollars ($8.6 billion) for the fiscal year ending March 31, compared to a HK$75.1 billion surplus in the prior fiscal year. The provisional budget figure was released Wednesday during an address to legislators by Financial Secretary John Tsang.

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