Gov’t sets aside HK$320m for LegCo by-elections, HK$40m for handover events on mainland

The government has reserved around HK$320 million in 2017-18 for the preparation and conduct of any possible by-elections. The amount reserved by the Registration and Electoral Office was much higher than the by-election of the New Territories East constituency in 2016, for which only HK$73 million was reserved at the time. The legislature election in September … Continue reading Gov’t sets aside HK$320m for LegCo by-elections, HK$40m for handover events on mainland