Public finance



Paper no.TitlePublication date
IN23/18-19 Measures to recover default payments by public service users 2019.10.14
IN17/18-19 Cost management and environmental mitigation of land reclamation 2019.08.02
IN08/18-19 Fiscal sustainability of social welfare spending in selected places 2019.03.15
ISE15/14-15 Foregoing dividends to finance infrastructure projects 2015.06.22
RN20/10-11 Reviewing public finances policies (Chinese version only) 2011.01.14
FS16/09-10 Management of the Exchange Fund and fiscal reserves 2010.03.19
RP01/04-05 Management of Government Investment Incomes

This research studies the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, the Airport Authority, the MTR Corporation Limited and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, with regard to funding arrangements, financial arrangements with the Government, corporate governance and reporting arrangements to the Government and the Legislative Council.
2005.01.26
FS15/03-04 Public Views on the Proposed Bond Issuance by the Hong Kong Government 23 October 2003 to 6 May 2004 2004.05.06
  Management of fiscal reserves  
IN22/01-02
• Supplementary Information regarding the Management of Fiscal Reserves in Singapore
2002.04.09
RP04/01-02
• Practices of Overseas Jurisdictions in Building up or Maintaining Their Fiscal Reserves

This research discusses the practices of Singapore, Norway, New Zealand, Argentina and the United States in maintaining their fiscal reserves, covering the aspects of: (a) current economic situations, (b) principles of fiscal policies adopted, (c) practices of maintaining their fiscal reserves or financing their government debts, depending on their fiscal situations, and (d) the experiences of maintaining their fiscal reserves or financing their government debts.
2002.03.11