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Members of the public will be able to obtain copies of the 2005-2006 Budget Speech and a leaflet highlighting key budget proposals at around 4.30pm tomorrow (March 16), after the presentation of the Budget by the Financial Secretary, Mr Henry Tang, in the Legislative Council.

The full text of the Budget Speech and other related documents will also be uploaded to the Budget website (www.budget.gov.hk).

Free copies of the Budget Speech and the leaflet will be available, while stocks last, at 20 Public Enquiry Service Centres of the Home Affairs Department and a counter set up by the Information Services Department on the ground floor of Murray Building, Garden Road, Central. These locations will open until 7.30pm tomorrow (March 16).

Copies of the leaflet will also be distributed at a number of public places, while stocks last. Distribution outlets include:

* The following seven 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 Department (Labour Relations Division or Job Centres) at:

Revenue Tower in Wan Chai

Western Magistracy Building

Marina House in Shau Kei Wan

Stelux House in San Po Kong

Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices

Mongkok Government Offices

Kowloon East Government Offices

Kwai Hing Government Offices

* 12 Mass Transit Railway (MTR) stations: Central, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Tai Koo, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong, Kwai Fong, Tsuen Wan, Po Lam and Tsing Yi;

* Five East Rail stations of the Kowloon-Canton Railway: Hung Hom, Kowloon Tong, Sha Tin, Tai Po Market and Sheung Shui;

* Three West Rail stations of the Kowloon-Canton Railway: Nam Cheong, Tin Shui Wai and Tuen Mun;

* Ground Plaza of HSBC Main Building, Central;

* Times Square, Causeway Bay;

* Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui; and

* The following 56 shopping centres of the Housing Authority:

Hong Kong Region

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Siu Sai Wan

Hing Tung

Stanley Plaza

Wah Fu (II)

Lei Tung

Wan Tsui

Kowloon Region

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Oi Man

Lei Cheng Uk

Lai Kok

Shun Lee

Lok Wah (North)

Kai Tin

Chuk Yuen (South)

Fung Tak

Pak Tin

Shek Kip Mei

Hoi Fu

Kai Yip

Tsui Ping (North)

On Kay Court

Choi Wan (I)

Lok Fu Shopping Centre

Tsz Wan Shan Shopping Centre

Ho Man Tin Plaza

Wong Tai Sin Shopping Centre

New Territories East Region

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Heng On

Sha Kok

Mei Lam

Hin Keng

Kwong Yuen

Wo Che

Fu Shin

Lei Yue Mun Plaza

Choi Yuen

Po Lam

Sheung Tak

Tai Wo

Wah Ming

Hau Tak

New Territories West Region

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Chung Fu

Yau Oi

Siu Hong Court

Tai Hing

Long Ping

Tin Shui

Butterfly

Shan King

Leung King

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

Ends/Tuesday, March 15, 2005

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