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  1. #81

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    Enough now, they did a good job at maintaining and getting more slopes done. You should be a lot more grateful!!!!

    :-)


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mat:
    Enough now, they did a good job at maintaining and getting more slopes done. You should be a lot more grateful!!!!

    :-)
    And did you hear about the zebra stripes on Salisbury road? Fantastic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shri:
    Last year's surplus being predicted higher... surprise!
    He said that in the first eight months of the financial year ending November 30, 2017, the city recorded a cumulative year-to-date surplus of HK$57.2 billion (US$7.3 billion). That compared with the original estimate of HK$16.3 billion for the 2017-18 year.
    He cited official figures that recurrent spending in 2017-18 was estimated to reach HK$371 billion, up 41.4 per cent when compared with 2012-13.

    “And that was far higher than the cumulative growth of nominal gross domestic products of 27.7 per cent over the same period of time,” he added.

    More money for Hong Kong to splash out with ‘considerably high’ HK$57.2 billion budget surplus, finance chief writes | South China Morning Post

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    I don't think any FS has accurately predicted the surplus / deficit in recent memory - 15-20 years?

    Could be wrong...


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    Now this is something I do not agree with.

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    Deleted, he's not an FS.


  7. #87

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    Let's use the surplus to build a high speed rail extension to Central and Ocean Park.

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    I get my PR next January, please wait until then for free money giveaway :P


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