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Budget Speech on Internet

The full text of the 1997-98 Budget Speech to be delivered by the Financial Secretary, Mr Donald Tsang, in the Legislative Council tomorrow (Wednesday), will be available to Internet users via the Hong Kong Government Home Page at website http://www.info.gov.hk after his delivery of the speech.

Copies of the Budget Speech will also be available for collection by members of the public from the Publishing Sub-division of the Government Information Services from 10.30 am and from all district offices from 4 pm on March 13 (Thursday).

A budget guide highlighting the major points of the 1997-98 budget and how they affect the average Hong Kong citizen will be distributed free to the public from 4.30 pm tomorrow. A total of 300,000 copies will be issued.

The easy-to-read leaflet, giving budget facts and figures at a glance, will be available immediately after the Financial Secretary delivers his speech at 4.30 pm at:

Mass Transit Railway stations in Central, Causeway Bay, Mong Kok, Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong, Tsim Sha Tsui and Tsuen Wan;

Kowloon Hung Hom, Kowloon Tong and Sha Tin stations of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation;

and from 4.30 pm to 7 pm at:

the Information Services Department Publishing Sub-Division. 17th floor. Siu On Centre, 188 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai;

the Government Publications Centre, Queensway Government Offices. Lower Block, ground floor, 66 Queensway:

all district offices, and