Congratulations to Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po for getting the cityโs budget to sail through the Legislative Council. It wasnโt always such smooth sailing and Chan would do well to acknowledge as much.
When Chan was first given the keys to the cityโs coffers, they were full. Successive financial secretaries faced political pressure of a very different kind. There werenโt many issues that opposing parties saw eye to eye on. However, accusing the government of hoarding cash and not giving...