Hong Kong’s finance chief is expected to deliver his budget speech on February 26 and is under mounting pressure to balance the books. South China Morning Post looks at the dilemmas involved and the political will required to address funding challenges in a two-part series.
For six days a week, 64-year-old Wen Runlan spends half an hour commuting on the MTR to get to work, spending just HK$2 (26 US cents) per trip thanks to the government’s transport subsidy.
