The Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, has stressed the need to manage Hong Kong’s public finances more “prudently”, while driving economic development. The city is facing an expected deficit this financial year of about HK$100 billion, twice the original forecast from last February.

Commentators have spoken of a need to cut costs through a variety of measures, including selling land to foreign developers and cutting the salaries of senior civil servants. What would you like to see in next year’s Budget?

After 9:45, we get a doctor’s reaction to the Hospital Authority’s plans to consolidate Hong Kong Island’s hospital services into a single cluster.

9:05am-9:45am: Hong Kong 2025-26 budget consultation

9:05am-9:30am: Hannah Jeong, Executive Director and Head of Valuation and Advisory Services (Hong Kong), CBRE

9:05am-9:30am: Ho Lok Sang, Adjunct Professor at the Department of Economics, Lingnan University

9:30am-9:45am: Alan Lung, Political Analyst and Co-Convenor (International), The Path of Democracy


9:45am-10:00am: Hospital Authority's plan to reorganise cluster system

9:45am-10:00am: Dr Aaron Lee, Family Doctor