Slow down on Hong Kong’s less-urgent public projects to save money: lawmakers

Slow down on Hong Kong’s less-urgent public projects to save money: lawmakers

[South China Morning Post] - 01/6/2025

Legislators suggest putting projects on hold or breaking them up into stages to tackle budget deficit expected to reach nearly HK$100 billion.



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