Budgets

5 Mar 2011

The government's budget U-turn - withdrawing a proposal to inject HK$6,000 into each Mandatory Provident Fund account and replacing it with a cash handout to permanent residents and a cut...

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Businessman makes it his mission to break culture of secrecy over annual budgets

15 Mar 2009

Sichuan businessman Wu Juliang, 48, started gaining a national profile three years ago when he called on authorities to make detailed annual budgets public, information that used to be...

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quiz time

8 Dec 2008

Choose the correct definition for the following words

1. average

2. budget

3. pressure

4. stingy

5. value

6....

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quiz time

19 May 2008

Choose the correct answer

Different types of expenses

1 A bureau de change buys and sells currencies at two different rates. The difference between the two rates is...

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quiz time

7 Apr 2008

True or False?

Goal - compulsory saving for retirement

Budget - project or future expense you plan to do

MPF - you lose something to get another

...

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Manage your affairs for marital bliss

8 Mar 2008

Money is often cited as a one of the major causes of marital conflict, so to avoid arguments and misunderstandings, it is important to sit down with your partner in order to discuss the details of...

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Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

5:26AM

quiztime

True or False?

1) Budget - another way of using money

2) Economise - spend less

3) Alternative - a forecast of expenses and revenues

4)...

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The do's and don'ts of lai see management

Kung Hei Fat Choi! Here comes the season of red packets. This annual revenue is usually much higher than your monthly allowance or it may even be your only income.

How can you...

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Financial secretary expected to be more cautious in budget

The global stocks sell-off has made the financial secretary more cautious about cutting taxes and government spending in the coming financial year as he draws up his budget, government sources...

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How to do a budget

A budget is like a map to help you navigate your way safely and avoid getting lost.

1 List all your expenses. You need to include everything.

2 For a week or a month...

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Don't forget your bills

You have just earned your first salary. Great! You spent most of it on equipment you needed to buy for a long time. But today, there is an unexpected envelope in your letter box: your phone bill...

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Focus on financial health

More than 2,000 secondary school students who graduated from a personal finance course

this month gained a better understanding about how to manage their money.

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