3 d. ago ‘I can grant you a piece of land’: Hong Kong’s Paul Chan eyes AI, tech firms

Finance chief says firms with cutting-edge technology and strong job creation prospects can be given land to develop in Northern Metropolis.

Politics

1 week ago Hong Kong’s Paul Chan dismisses ‘wrongly based’ warning by credit ratings agency

Finance chief says bond issuance an ‘investment in the future’, stresses need to speed up Northern Metropolis development amid fierce competition.

Events

1 week ago ‘We need to grow’: Hong Kong’s Paul Chan on geopolitics and a budget for the future

Hong Kong will press on with Northern Metropolis project and push for mass adoption of AI, finance chief Paul Chan pledges at Post budget forum.

Politics

1 week ago Hong Kong’s Paul Chan on geopolitics and budget for future: ‘we need to grow’

Hong Kong will press on with Northern Metropolis project and push for mass adoption of AI, finance chief Paul Chan pledges at Post budget forum.

Politics

1 week ago Land use in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis could be rezoned: Paul Chan

Finance chief says commercial sites could be rezoned for residential, other purposes based on changing market, to give project more flexibility.

Politics

1 week ago Hong Kong’s Paul Chan should have been ‘bolder’ in his budget, economists say

‘There are some cost-cutting measures but they are only a piecemeal and definitely not a game-changer,’ Gary Ng says.

Economics

2 w. ago Hong Kong to reduce dependence on land sales as major income source: Paul Chan

But some lawmakers urge the government to make bidding exercises more attractive, saying land premium revenue ‘irreplaceable’.

Politics

2 w. ago Investing in megaprojects crucial for Hong Kong’s growth despite deficits: Paul Chan

‘It may result in capital account deficits in the following years, but overall, you will notice they are consistently narrowing,’ finance chief says.

Politics

2 w. ago Hong Kong budget 2025: everything you need to know from AI to basketball betting

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.

Politics

2 w. ago Hong Kong’s Paul Chan cuts spending in budget, plots AI path to future growth

Finance chief eyes new revenue sources while freezing pay for public servants, cutting civil service positions and reducing education spending.

Economics

2 w. ago Budget 2025: how is Paul Chan planning to balance Hong Kong’s books?

Finance secretary lays out new and increased fees to boost revenue and a string of cutbacks to reduce government’s expenditure.

Economics

2 w. ago Budget 2025: pay freeze for all Hong Kong public servants, 10,000 posts axed

Massive HK$1 billion AI plan for city, as Paul Chan unveils budget aimed at reducing spending.

Economics

2 w. ago Budget 2025 live: pay freeze for all Hong Kong public servants, 10,000 posts axed

Massive HK$1 billion AI plan for city, the Post learns, as Paul Chan unveils budget aimed at reducing spending.

Economics

2 w. ago Budget 2025 live: Hong Kong to study legalising basketball betting, Jockey Club to make proposal

Deficit reaches HK$87.2 billion in 2024-25, below the revised estimate of HK$100 billion, as Paul Chan unveils budget.

Society

2 w. ago Budget 2025 live: Hong Kong freezes pay of public servants, axes 10,000 civil service posts

Freeze to cover lawmakers and judiciary, while sales of commercial land paused and legalisation of basketball betting to be studied, Paul Chan says.

Economics

2 w. ago Budget 2025 live: Hong Kong civil service salary freeze ‘suitable’ option, Paul Chan says

Finance minister also says authorities have struck balance between ‘good intentions’ of HK$2 fare scheme and its costs by capping trips.

Economics

2 w. ago Budget 2025: pay freeze for Hong Kong public servants, commercial land sales paused – as it happened

Changes to HK$2 fare scheme help balance ‘good intentions’ of policy and its costs, finance chief says.

Economics

2 w. ago Hong Kong’s budget will focus on ‘fiscal consolidation’: Paul Chan

Spending to be ‘strictly controlled’ and government will aim at modest revenue through user-pays principle, he says in his weekly blog.

Politics

2 w. ago Hong Kong’s Paul Chan vows livelihood focus amid strict spending controls

Expert calls for measures in budget to lure firms that want to ‘make a fortune’, as finance minister eyes ways to ‘moderately’ boost revenue.

Politics

3 w. ago Cut deficit, create bold budget moves – Paul Chan’s mission impossible?

Hong Kong’s government has been urged to push development forward by Beijing, but what does that entail in an era of belt-tightening?

Events