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On February 28, 2024, the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, Paul Chan, announced the Special Administrative Region’s (SAR) government budget for the fiscal year 2024 to 2025 (“2024–25 Budget”). Under the 2024-25 budget, total government expenditure is set to rise by 6.7 percent to HK$776.9 billion (US$99.23 billion).
The current and older permits are credit card-sized which makes it more efficient to carry in one's wallet. The older permit is also machine readable, which facilitates entry into mainland China at any staffed immigration checkpoint or through self-service immigration gates at Hong Kong-Shenzhen boundary, Macau-Zhuhai boundary, and international airports throughout mainland China.
This is a list of government agencies of the Hong Kong Government. The policies of the government are formulated decided by the bureaux led by secretaries and permanent secretaries are discussed in the Executive Council and implemented by the departments and agencies.
Hong Kong [e] is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities [f] in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world.
After the 1967 riots, the colonial government introduced the City District Officer Scheme (民政主任) "as the first sign of reaching out to the ordinary people" in Hong Kong society. [2] It was renamed the Home Affairs Department in 1971 because, according to the government, the department dealt not only with matters relating to the Chinese.
Women who are more than 28 weeks pregnant and suspected to be entering Hong Kong to give birth must show a booking confirmation at a Hong Kong hospital. [28] Exit endorsements issued to the booklet-type permit are affixed on one of the endorsement pages, similar to visas, while card-type permits have the information stored in the chip.
How Hong Kong develops democracy (Remember that the people did not have democracy under colonization of the British) in the future is a matter entirely within the sphere of Hong Kong's autonomy, and the central government cannot intervene. — Lu Ping, (as quoted in the People's Daily, 18 March 1993) [better source needed] [20] [25]
Holders of a Hong Kong Document of Identity are required to apply for an Entry and Exit Permit in advance. Germany Hungary: In theory, recognised refugees and stateless individuals who possess a Hong Kong SAR Document of identity can enter Germany and Hungary visa-free for a maximum of 90 days within a 180-day period. [5]