Hong Kong Study Group Suggests Creating $28 Billion Savings Fund

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A Hong Kong government-appointed working group recommended that HK$220 billion ($28 billion) of reserves from land sales be turned into a savings fund to help tackle projected fiscal deficits.

The Working Group on Long-Term Fiscal Planning suggested that the government set up the fund as soon as possible and contribute a fixed percentage of its surplus for at least 10 years, according to its report released yesterday.