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The public will be able to obtain copies of the 2003-2004 Budget Speech and a leaflet highlighting the key budget proposals at around 4.45pm tomorrow (March 5), following the presentation of the Budget by the Financial Secretary, Mr Antony Leung, at the Legislative Council.

Internet users will also find the full text of the Budget Speech and other related documents on the Budget Homepage (www.budget.gov.hk).

Free copies of the Budget Speech and the leaflet will be available while supplies last at 20 Public Enquiry Service Centres of the Home Affairs Department, the Government Publications Centre at Queensway Government Offices and a counter set up by the Information Services Department on the ground floor of Murray Building. These locations will open until 7.30pm tomorrow (March 5).

A glossy version of the Budget Speech in Chinese and English will be available for sale at $120 each at the Government Publications Centre.

Also, the leaflet will be distributed at the following locations:

* eight Government Offices:

Central Government Offices

Queensway Government Offices

Immigration Tower

Revenue Tower

Wanchai Tower

North Point Government Offices

Trade and Industry Department Tower

Tsuen Wan Government Offices;

* Offices of the Labour Relations Division, Labour Department at:

AXA Centre in Wan Chai

Western Magistracy Building

Kai Tak Government Building

Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices

Mongkok Government Offices

Kowloon East Government Offices

Tsuen Wan Government Offices

Kwai Hing Government Offices

Tuen Mun Parklane Square

Sha Tin Government Offices

* Job Centres of the Labour Department

AXA Centre in Wanchai

Western Magistracy Building

Kai Tak Government Building

Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices

Kowloon East Government Offices

Tsuen Wan Government Offices

Tuen Mun Parklane Square

Tai Po Government Offices

Sha Tin Government Offices

Marina House in Shaukeiwan

Hang Seng Mongkok Building

* 10 Mass Transit Railway stations: Central, Causeway Bay, Tai Koo, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong, Kwai Fong, Tsuen Wan and Po Lam;

* five Kowloon-Canton Railway stations: Hung Hom, Kowloon Tong, Sha Tin, Tai Po Market and Sheung Shui;

* HSBC Main Building, 1 Queen's Road, Central;

* Times Square, Causeway Bay;

* Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui; and

* 56 shopping centres of the Housing Authority:

Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung Region

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Shek Lei (II)

Cheung Fat Shopping Centre

Tai Wo Hau

Fu Tung

Shek Wai Kok

Cheung Hong

Kwai Fong

Kwai Shing East

Hong Kong and Kowloon Region

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Oi Man

Lei Cheng Uk

Lai Kok

Siu Sai Wan

Hing Tung

Stanley Plaza

Shun Lee

Lok Wah (North)

Kai Tin

Chuk Yuen (South)

Fung Tak

Pak Tin

Shek Kip Mei

Hoi Fu

Wah Fu (II)

Lei Tung

Wan Tsui

Kai Yip

Tsui Ping (North)

On Kay Court

Choi Wan (I)

New Territories East Region

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Lok Fu Shopping Centre

Tsz Wan Shan Shopping Centre

Heng On

Sha Kok

Mei Lam

Ho Man Tin Plaza

Wong Tai Sin Shopping Centre

Hin Keng

Kwong Yuen

Wo Che

Fu Shin

Lei Yue Mun Plaza

New Territories West Region

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Chung Fu

Choi Yuen

Yau Oi

Siu Hong Court

Tai Hing

Long Ping

Po Lam

Sheung Tak

Tai Wo

Wah Ming

Tin Shui

Butterfly

Shan King

Leung King

Hau Tak

End/Tuesday, March 4, 2003

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