$380m budget for Legco elections Michael Shum Some HK$380 million will be spent for next year's Legislative Council elections, while the failed electronic poll register system in the revamped District Council elections last December 10 cost the government HK$45 million, chief electoral officer Raymond Wang Man-chiu told...

$3.75m monthly for idle pandemic hospitals Ayra Wang The government is spending HK$3.75 million a month to maintain the makeshift hospitals built during the pandemic that will be used for non-medical purposes soon, lawmakers were told yesterday. Speaking at the special Legislative Council Finance Committee meeting, Permanent Secretary for...