John Tsang: could HK's finance minister do more?

Hong Kong's vast fiscal reserves are the envy of many governments, and its financial secretary has maintained a budget surplus. But should he do more to help the city's poor?
February 16, 2016

For the second year running, FinanceAsia has ranked the finance ministers of the Asia-Pacific region’s 12 largest economies.

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