$680 million to support vocational and professional education, extending the Pilot Incentive Scheme to Employers and the Pilot Subsidy Scheme for Students of Professional Part-time Programmes for 5 years
$100 million reserved to support self-financing post-secondary institutions to form Alliance of Universities in Applied Sciences
No. of Community Care Service Vouchers to increase to 11 000 in the year
No. of Residential Care Service Vouchers for the Elderly to increase to 5 000 from second quarter this year
Implement a 3-year pilot scheme in 2024 to provide additional subsidy of $500 per month for employed disabled recipients of CSSA
Set up 10 aided, standalone childcare centres in phases, adding 900 places for child day-care services within 3 years
Extend the After School Care Programme for Pre-primary Children in phases to cover all districts. No. of service places to increase to about 1 200 within 3 years
Healthcare
Press ahead with construction of the Chinese Medicine Hospital and the Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute, expected to begin service in phases from end 2025
Tobacco control: Increase the duty on cigarettes by 80 cents per stick, with immediate effect
