Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said in his 2017 Policy Address yesterday that the government would continue to implement its current public housing policy in which social rental housing will be given priority over subsidised home ownership scheme (HOS) flats.

Chui also said that the government would continue its annual “wealth-sharing” handout scheme next year – 9,000 patacas for permanent and 5,400 patacas for non-permanent residents, both amounts unchanged from this year.

Presenting his policy address during a plenary session of the Legislative Assembly (AL), Chui also said the government was proposing a 2.47 percent increase in public servants’ salaries, adding he expected the increase to take effect in January.

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On delivers his 2017 Policy Address in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday. Photo: Iong Tat Choi

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