Paul Chan to Present 2025-26 Budget Tomorrow; Public Access Available Online and at Various Locations.

Budget-related materials to be available tomorrow

The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, will deliver the 2025-26 Budget at the Legislative Council at 11am tomorrow (February 26). The full text of the Budget Speech and other related materials will be released simultaneously on the Budget website (www.budget.gov.hk). Members of the public may access the information online.

The public can also watch the live broadcast of the speech delivery by the Financial Secretary at the Legislative Council, the Budget-related press conference, a television forum and a radio programme on the above-mentioned website.

Copies of the Budget Speech and a leaflet highlighting key Budget proposals will be available for collection at the 20 Home Affairs Enquiry Centres (HAECs) of the Home Affairs Department after the delivery of Budget.

* 20 HAECs:

Central & Western Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

Eastern Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

Southern Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

Wan Chai Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

Kowloon City Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

Kwun Tong Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

Sham Shui Po Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

Wong Tai Sin Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

Yau Tsim Mong Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

Islands Home Affairs Enquiry Centre (Cheung Chau)

Islands Home Affairs Enquiry Centre (Mui Wo)

Islands Home Affairs Enquiry Centre (Tung Chung)

Kwai Tsing Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

North Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

Sai Kung Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

Sha Tin Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

Tai Po Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

Tsuen Wan Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

Tuen Mun Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

Yuen Long Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

Copies of the highlights leaflet will also be available for collection at the following places after the delivery of Budget.

* 16 government office buildings:

Queensway Government Offices, Admiralty

Immigration Tower, Wan Chai

Revenue Tower, Wan Chai

Wanchai Tower, Wan Chai

North Point Government Offices

Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices

Ho Man Tin Government Offices

Lai Chi Kok Government Offices

Mongkok Government Offices

Trade and Industry Tower, Kowloon City

To Kwa Wan Government Offices

West Kowloon Government Offices, Yau Ma Tei

Sha Tin Government Offices

Tai Hing Government Offices, Tuen Mun

Tai Po Government Offices

Tsuen Wan Government Offices

* Seven public libraries:

Hong Kong Central Library, Causeway Bay

City Hall Public Library, Central

Kowloon Public Library, Kowloon City

Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library, Yuen Long

Sha Tin Public Library

Tsuen Wan Public Library

Tuen Mun Public Library

* Five museums:

Hong Kong Museum of Art

Hong Kong Heritage Museum

Hong Kong Museum of History

Hong Kong Science Museum

Hong Kong Space Museum

* Offices of the Labour Department (10 Offices of the Labour Relations Division and 13 Job Centres):

14 Taikoo Wan Road, Taikoo Shing

Queensway Government Offices, Admiralty

Western Magistracy Building

North Point Government Offices

Trade and Industry Tower, Kowloon City

Mongkok Government Offices

Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices

Treasury Building, Cheung Sha Wan

Kowloon East Government Offices

Tower 1, Millennium City 1, Kwun Tong

Kwai Hing Government Offices

Tsuen Wan Government Offices

Sha Tin Government Offices

Landmark North, Sheung Shui

Tuen Mun Central Square

Victory Building, Tuen Mun

Tin Ching Amenity and Community Building, Tin Shui Wai

Yat Tung Shopping Centre, Tung Chung

* 67 shopping centres in public housing estates:

Hong Kong and Islands

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Siu Sai Wan Plaza, Chai Wan

Wan Tsui Shopping Centre, Chai Wan

Oi Tung Shopping Centre, Shau Kei Wan

Hing Tung Shopping Centre, Shau Kei Wan

Stanley Plaza

Shek Pai Wan Shopping Centre, Aberdeen

Wah Fu (II) Commercial Complex, Aberdeen

Fu Tung Plaza, Tung Chung

Kowloon

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Lei Yue Mun Plaza, Yau Tong

Yau Lai Shopping Centre, Yau Tong

Kai Tin Shopping Centre, Lam Tin

Tsui Ping North Shopping Circuit, Kwun Tong

Shun Lee Commercial Centre, Kwun Tong

Sau Mau Ping Shopping Centre, Kwun Tong

On Kay Commercial Centre, Ngau Tau Kok

Lok Wah Commercial Centre, Ngau Tau Kok

Tsz Wan Shan Shopping Centre

Choi Wan Commercial Complex, Ngau Chi Wan

Chuk Yuen Plaza, Wong Tai Sin

Temple Mall South, Wong Tai Sin

Fung Tak Shopping Centre, Diamond Hill

Lok Fu Place, Wang Tau Hom

Shek Kip Mei Shopping Centre, Sham Shui Po

Hoi Fu Shopping Centre, Mong Kok

Oi Man Plaza, Ho Man Tin

Homantin Plaza, Ho Man Tin

New Territories East

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Choi Yuen Plaza, Sheung Shui

Ching Ho Shopping Centre, Sheung Shui

Cheung Lung Lane, Sheung Shui

Queens Hill Shopping Centre, Fanling

Fu Shin Shopping Centre, Tai Po

Tai Wo Plaza, Tai Po

Fu Tip Shopping Centre, Tai Po

Heng On Commercial Centre, Ma On Shan

Yan On Shopping Centre, Ma On Shan

Mei Tin Shopping Centre, Sha Tin

Shek Mun Shopping Centre, Sha Tin

Hin Keng Shopping Centre, Sha Tin

Kwong Yuen Shopping Centre, Sha Tin

Sha Kok Commercial Centre, Sha Tin

Mei Lam Commercial Centre, Sha Tin

Wo Che Plaza, Sha Tin

Pok Hong Shopping Centre, Sha Tin

Yue Tin Court Commercial Centre, Sha Tin

Shui Chuen O Plaza, Sha Tin

Chun Yeung Shopping Centre, Sha Tin

TKO Gateway, Tseung Kwan O

Po Lam Shopping Centre, Tseung Kwan O

TKO Spot, Tseung Kwan O

New Territories West

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Cheung Fat Plaza, Tsing Yi

Lei Muk Shue Shopping Centre, Tsuen Wan

Kwai Chung Shopping Centre, Kwai Chung

T Town, Tin Shui Wai

Tin Ching Shopping Centre, Tin Shui Wai

Tin Shui Shopping Centre, Tin Shui Wai

Tin Yan Shopping Centre, Tin Shui Wai

Ping Yan Shopping Centre, Tin Shui Wai

Long Ping Commercial Centre, Yuen Long

Long Shin Shopping Centre, Yuen Long

Hung Fuk Shopping Centre, Hung Shui Kiu

Butterfly Plaza, Tuen Mun

Leung King Plaza, Tuen Mun

Tai Hing Commercial Centre, Tuen Mun

Siu Hong Commercial Centre, Tuen Mun

Yan Tin Shopping Centre, Tuen Mun

Ching Tin Shopping Centre, Tuen Mun

Wo Tin Shopping Centre, Tuen Mun

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected dangerous drugs worth about $10.25 million

Hong Kong Customs on May 12 and yesterday (May 13) seized about 21 kilograms of suspected ketamine and about 1.1kg of suspected cannabis buds with a total estimated market value of about $10.25 million at Hong Kong International Airport and in Sau Mau Ping.

Through risk assessment, Customs on May 12 inspected an air cargo consignment, declared as audio cable and arriving in Hong Kong from Belgium, at the airport. The consignee address was a residential address in Sau Mau Ping. Upon inspection, Customs officers found about 21kg of suspected ketamine, with an estimated market value of about $10 million, concealed in the consignment.

After a follow-up investigation, Customs officers conducted a controlled delivery operation yesterday (May 13) and arrested a male consignee, aged 24, in the aforesaid residential unit in Sau Mau Ping. Customs officers later searched the premises and further seized about 1.1kg of suspected cannabis buds with an estimated market value of about $250,000.

The arrested person has been charged with two counts of trafficking in a dangerous drug. He will appear at the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (May 15).

Customs will continue to step up enforcement against drug trafficking activities through intelligence analysis. The department also reminds members of the public to stay alert and not to participate in drug trafficking activities for monetary return. They must not accept hiring or delegation from another party to carry controlled items into and out of Hong Kong. They are also reminded not to carry unknown items for other people, nor to release their personal data or home address to others for receiving parcels or goods.

Customs will continue to apply a risk assessment approach and focus on selecting passengers from high-risk regions for clearance to combat transnational drug trafficking activities.

Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.

Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected dangerous drugs worth about $10.25 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected dangerous drugs worth about $10.25 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases