Hong Kong SAR government: A deficit of HK$115.9 billion was recorded in the first four months of this fiscal year.

According to the Zhitong Finance APP, on August 29th, the Hong Kong SAR government announced the financial situation for the first four months of the current fiscal year (up to July 31, 2025). The total expenditure and revenue for the first four months of this fiscal year were 253.7 billion Hong Kong dollars and 112.3 billion Hong Kong dollars, respectively. After taking into account the proceeds of issuing government bonds of 52.2 billion Hong Kong dollars and repaying government bonds of 26.7 billion Hong Kong dollars, there was a deficit of 115.9 billion Hong Kong dollars in the first four months of this fiscal year.