Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced the new budget today (Feb. 26). In response to public concern, Chan announced that the government put forward that for 2025-26, the executive authorities, the legislature, the judiciary, and members of the District Councils take a pay freeze.
This includes the Chief Executive and politically appointed officials; the Non-official Members of the Executive Council; members of the civil service; the President, all Members and Secretariat of the LegCo; Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal, judges of the courts at all levels and other members of the Judiciary; and members of the District Councils.
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