Budget-related publications available to public tomorrow
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    The Financial Secretary, Mr Henry Tang, will present the 2007-08 Budget to the Legislative Council tomorrow (February 28). Copies of the Budget Speech and a leaflet highlighting key Budget proposals will be available for collection once the Financial Secretary finishes his speech.

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

     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 7pm tomorrow.

     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
Wan Chai 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
Western Magistracy Building
North Point Government Offices
Stelux House, San Po Kong
Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices
Mongkok Government Offices
Kowloon East Government Offices
Kwai Hing Government Offices;

* 12 Mass Transit Railway 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 Wo 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 64 shopping centres in public housing estates:

Hong Kong
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Siu Sai Wan Shopping Centre, Chai Wan
Wan Tsui Shopping Centre, Chai Wan
Oi Tung Shopping Centre, Shau Kei Wan
Hing Tung Shopping Centre, Shau Kei Wan
Stanley Plaza, Stanley
Lei Tung Shopping Centre, Ap Lei Chau
Wah Fu (II) Commercial Complex, Pok Fu Lam

Kowloon
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Lei Yue Mun Plaza, Yau Tong
Kai Tin Shopping Centre, Lam Tin
Tsui Ping (North) Shopping Centre, Kwun Tong
Shun Lee Shopping Centre, Kwun Tong
Lok Wah (North) Shopping Centre, Ngau Tau Kok
On Kay Court Commercial Centre, Ngau Tau Kok
Kai Yip Shopping Centre, Kowloon Bay
Sau Mau Ping Shopping Centre, Sau Mau Ping
Tsz Wan Shan Shopping Centre, Tsz Wan Shan
Choi Wan(I) Shopping Centre, Wong Tai Sin
Lung Cheung Mall, Wong Tai Sin
Wong Tai Sin Shopping Centre, Wong Tai Sin
Chuk Yuen (South) Shopping Centre, Wong Tai Sin
Fung Tak Shopping Centre, Diamond Hill
Lok Fu Shopping Centre, Wang Tau Hom
Pak Tin Commercial Centre, Sham Shui Po
Shek Kip Mei Commercial Complex, Sham Shui Po
Lei Cheng Uk Shopping Centre, Sham Shui Po
Lai Kok Shopping Centre, Sham Shui Po
Hoi Fu Shopping Centre, Mong Kok
Oi Man Shopping Centre, Ho Man Tin
Homantin Plaza, Ho Man Tin

New Territories East
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Choi Yuen Shopping Centre, Sheung Shui
Wah Ming Shopping Centre, Fanling
Fu Shin Shopping Centre, Tai Po
Tai Wo Shopping Centre, Tai Po
Heng On Shopping Centre, Ma On Shan
Hin Keng Shopping Centre, Sha Tin
Kwong Yuen Shopping Centre, Sha Tin
Sha Kok Shopping Centre, Sha Tin
Mei Lam Shopping Centre, Sha Tin
Wo Che Shopping Centre, Sha Tin
Pok Hong Commercial Centre, Sha Tin
Mei Tin Shopping Centre, Sha Tin
Hau Tak Shopping Centre, Tseung Kwan O
Po Lam Shopping Centre, Tseung Kwan O
Sheung Tak Shopping Centre, Tseung Kwan O

New Territories West
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Chung Fu Shopping Centre, Tin Shui Wai
Tin Shui (II) Shopping Centre, Tin Shui Wai
Tin Yan Shopping Centre, Tin Shui Wai
Long Ping Shopping Centre, Yuen Long
Butterfly Shopping Centre, Tuen Mun
Leung King Shopping Centre, Tuen Mun
Shan King Shopping Centre, Tuen Mun
Tai Hing Shopping Centre, Tuen Mun
Yau Oi Shopping Centre, Tuen Mun
Siu Hong Commercial Centre, Tuen Mun

Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Islands
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Cheung Fat Shopping Centre, Tsing Yi
Cheung Hong Shopping Centre, Tsing Yi
Shek Wai Kok Shopping Centre, Kwai Chung
Lei Muk Shue Shopping Centre, Kwai Chung
Shek Lei (II) Shopping Centre, Kwai Chung
Kwai Fong Shopping Centre, Kwai Chung
Kwai Shing East Shopping Centre, Kwai Chung
Tai Wo Hau Shopping Centre, Kwai Chung
Kwai Chung Shopping Centre, Kwai Chung
Fu Tung Shopping Centre, Tung Chung

Ends/Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Issued at HKT 14:15

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