港府：本财年首五个月财政赤字676亿港元

Group 1 - The Hong Kong government reported a financial deficit of 67.6 billion HKD for the first five months of the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 [1] - Total expenditure and revenue for the first five months were 311 billion HKD and 208.6 billion HKD, respectively [1] - The deficit was influenced by the timing of major income sources such as salaries tax and profits tax, which are primarily collected later in the fiscal year [1] Group 2 - The government issued bonds that generated 61.6 billion HKD in revenue and repaid 26.8 billion HKD in principal during the same period [1] - As of August 31, the fiscal reserves stood at 586.7 billion HKD [1]