Budget Speech

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Introduction	1 - 8
Economic Situation in 2023	9 - 16
Economic Outlook for 2024 and the Medium Term	17 - 27
Bolstering Confidence	28 - 30
Attracting Enterprises, Capital and Talent on All Fronts	31 - 36
Opening Up New Capital Sources	37
Pooling Talent	38 - 41
Creating Favourable Conditions for Recovery	42 - 48
Assisting Small and Medium Enterprises	49 - 54
Building the Hong Kong Brand on All Fronts	55 - 71
Supporting People and Enterprises	72
Accelerating the Promotion of High-quality Development	73 - 74
Moving towards a Green Future	75 - 88
Digital Economy	89 - 104
International Innovation and Technology Centre	105 - 128
International Financial Centre	129 - 147
International Trade Centre	148 - 158
Regional Intellectual Property Trading Centre	159 - 161
International Maritime Centre	162 - 165
International Aviation Hub	166 - 169
Centre for International Legal and Dispute Resolution Services in the Asia-Pacific Region	170 - 172
East-meets-West Centre for International Cultural Exchange	173 - 176
Nurturing Local Talent	177
I&T Talent	178
Healthcare Professionals	179
Maritime and Aviation Talent	180
Patent Talent	181
International Legal Talent	182
Land and Housing Supply
Land Supply	183 - 184
Housing Supply	185 - 186
Transport Infrastructure	187 - 189
Healthcare	190 - 191
Development of Chinese Medicine	192
Tobacco Control Policies	193
A Caring and Inclusive Community
Youth Development	194 - 196
Caring for the Elderly	197
Support to Persons with Disabilities	198
Women's Development	199
Assist Working Families in Childbearing	200
Revised Estimates for 2023-24	201 - 205
Estimates for 2024-25	206 - 212
Medium Range Forecast	213 - 219
Public Finance	220 - 222
Fiscal Consolidation Programme	223 - 238
Investment Return of the Future Fund	239
Bond Issuance	240 - 242
Concluding Remarks	243 - 249
Supplement
Appendices
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