Hong Kong to pay one-third of its citizens â¹33,000 each
Hong Kong will pay 2.8 million citizens a cash handout of up to HK$4,000 (over â¹33,000) amid reports of a â¹1-lakh crore surplus in its annual budget. The beneficiaries would include those who did not directly benefit from the budget, including the ones who do not own property or receive any government allowances, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said.