Whilst largely regarded as "belt tightening", the newly unveiled economic blueprint promises a range of incentives to leverage Hong Kong's competitive edge.

From the allocation of a HK$ 1 billion fund establishing an Artificial Intelligence Research Institute to a HK$1.5 billion Research Matching Grant Scheme, tech workers are expected to be among those benefiting the most from these policies.

However, uncertainty looms as to whether pay freezes for civil servants would lead other sectors to follow suit.

After 9:45, we speak to a structural engineer over the safety of Hong Kong's Cross-Harbour Tunnel, as a vehicle was hit by a piece concrete falling from the ceiling.


9:05am-9:45am: Budget review

9:05am-9:45am: Roy Ying,Co-Chairperson (Advocacy and Policy Research Committee), Hong Kong Institute of Human Resources Management

9:05am-9:45am: Kevin Tsui, Economist and Founder of public policy think-tank Pagoda

9:30am-9:45am: Prof William Wong, Lawmaker and Director of the Centre for Innovation and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong


9:45am-10:00am: Tunnel safety

9:45am-10:00am: Raymond Chan, Registered Surveyor and Past President of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors