PEOPLE began queuing for details of the new fiscal package before the Financial Secretary had finished delivering his speech.
Only metres from where the full details were being spelt out, 20 commuters in the MTR's Central station started to gather 30 minutes before the end.
By the time he finished at 4 pm hundreds were waiting to collect copies and most welcomed the new initiative to issue a leaflet to explain details of how the new fiscal measures would affect the man in the street.
But they also criticised the leaflet for failing to include specific details of the increases in tax on tobacco, wine and petrol, which will affect most consumers.
The leaflet spells out details of how salaries tax cuts will affect most workers together with brief details of other tax cuts.
But most of the leaflet is dedicated to explaining new initiatives in government spending.