<p>香港财政司司长表示，政府将搁置对跨境进入中国大陆的私家车征收的提议，理由是收到了立法会议员和公众的反馈。财政服务及库务局局长许正宇在周五的立法会会议上表示，经过 “仔细考虑”，政府决定暂时不实施边境设施费，这标志着当天的第二次政策转变。针对 2025-26 财政年度的预算，市政府提出了对通过陆路边境管制点出境的私家车征收费用的建议。如果设定为每辆私家车 200 港元（约合 26 美元），该征费预计每年可为政府带来约 10 亿港元的收入，预算蓝图中提到该收费不会影响客车或货车。该提案是政府应对 872 亿港元预算赤字的努力之一。许正宇在一次小组会议上表示：“自从我们提到这一倡议以来，听到了许多立法会议员和社会各界的声音。经过仔细考虑，我们决定在这个阶段不推进征费。” 许的言论是对立法会议员陈晓峰提问的回应，陈在周五对《南华早报》表示，他支持政府暂时放弃该提案。这位立法会议员表示，香港是一个人、信息和资金可以自由流动的地方，增加这样的障碍显得很奇怪。他说：“突然做这样的事情可能会影响人们充分利用大湾区的综合发展。我认为征收这一费用意味着香港将失去的比得到的要多。” 大湾区是指北京将香港、澳门和广东省的九个城市打造成一个综合经济强国的倡议。陈还补充说，虽然政府必须考虑其财政状况，但也需要平衡这一政策对民生的影响。“前往大陆的人不仅仅是去购物、吃饭或按摩。很多人是去做生意，他们在探索潜在的商业机会。” 另一位立法会议员庄浩峰也表示支持搁置该提案，并指出这样的措施会阻碍香港与大陆之间的交流。他补充说，推出这样的征费可能会引发边境城市的对等安排，或影响大陆游客对香港的看法。“我们已经实施了很多措施来加速大陆与香港之间的接触和交流。我们已经在这方面花费了大量公共资金。” 他说：“为了几亿港元而阻碍我们花费如此多资金所取得的两岸融合是毫无意义的。” 财政司司长陈茂波此前拒绝了征费会阻碍融合努力的建议，指出该措施只会影响前往大陆的 15% 的旅客。陈表示，使用私家车的人通常经济条件较好，政府在投资建设和维护跨境基础设施后，收回部分成本是合理的。周五，政府还对城市公交乘客的安全带要求进行了政策转变，宣布将废除于周日生效的法律。</p>

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<p>香港财政部长宣布，因公众和立法反馈，暂停对进入中国大陆的私家车征收拟议的税费。该 200 港元的费用旨在每年产生 10 亿港元的收入，作为应对 872 亿港元预算赤字的努力之一。立法者表示担忧，认为该税费会妨碍跨境交流和商业机会。这一决定标志着一天内的第二次政策逆转，此前刚刚废除了针对公交乘客的新安全带法</p>

<p>Hong Kong’s treasury minister has said authorities will shelve a proposed levy on private cars crossing the border into mainland China, citing feedback from lawmakers and members of the public. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu told the Legislative Council on Friday that the government had decided not to go ahead with implementing the boundary facility fee for the time being after “careful consideration”, marking the second policy U-turn of the day. The proposed fee for private cars departing via land boundary control points was suggested in the city government’s budget for the 2025-26 financial year. If set at HK$200 (US$26) per private car, the levy could have yielded about HK$1 billion in annual revenue for the government, according to the budget blueprint. The charge would not have affected coaches or goods vehicles. The proposal was part of the government’s efforts to deal with its HK$87.2 billion budget deficit. “Since we mentioned this initiative, we heard a lot of voices from many lawmakers and society. After careful consideration, we will not proceed with the levy at this stage,” Hui said at a panel meeting. Hui’s remarks were in response to questions from lawmaker Nick Chan Hiu-fung, who told the South China Morning Post on Friday that he supported the government’s decision to drop the proposal for now. The legislator said Hong Kong was a place where people, information and funds could flow freely across the border, adding that it would be odd to create such obstacles. “Doing something like this suddenly could affect people from making good use of the integrated development of the Greater Bay Area,” he said. “I think placing this levy would mean that Hong Kong would lose more than it gained.” The bay area refers to Beijing’s initiative to turn Hong Kong, Macau and nine cities in Guangdong province into an integrated economic powerhouse. Chan added that while the government had to consider its financial situation, there was also a need to balance that against the effects such a policy would have on people’s livelihoods. “The people who are going to the mainland aren’t just going there to shop, eat or get a massage. A lot of people are going there to do business. They are exploring potential business opportunities,” he said. Fellow legislator Mark Chong Ho-fung said he also supported the shelving of the proposal and noted that such a measure would hinder exchanges between Hong Kong and the mainland. He added that introducing such a levy might trigger reciprocal arrangements by cities across the border or affect how mainland visitors viewed Hong Kong. “We have implemented a lot of measures to accelerate the contact and exchange between the mainland and Hong Kong. We have already spent a large sum of public money on this as well,” he said. “It is meaningless to obstruct the integration of the two sides that we have been spending so much money to accomplish, just for several hundred million Hong Kong dollars.” Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po previously rejected suggestions that the levy would hinder integration efforts, noting that the measure would only affect 15 per cent of travellers heading to the mainland. Chan had said those who used private vehicles tended to be better off financially and it was reasonable for the government to recoup some of its costs after investing in building and maintaining border-crossing infrastructure. Friday also saw authorities make a U-turn on the city’s seat belt requirement for bus passengers, announcing that they will repeal the law that took effect on Sunday.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>香港财政司司长表示，政府将搁置对跨境进入中国大陆的私家车征收的提议，理由是收到了立法会议员和公众的反馈。财政服务及库务局局长许正宇在周五的立法会会议上表示，经过 “仔细考虑”，政府决定暂时不实施边境设施费，这标志着当天的第二次政策转变。针对 2025-26 财政年度的预算，市政府提出了对通过陆路边境管制点出境的私家车征收费用的建议。如果设定为每辆私家车 200 港元（约合 26 美元），该征费预计每年可为政府带来约 10 亿港元的收入，预算蓝图中提到该收费不会影响客车或货车。该提案是政府应对 872 亿港元预算赤字的努力之一。许正宇在一次小组会议上表示：“自从我们提到这一倡议以来，听到了许多立法会议员和社会各界的声音。经过仔细考虑，我们决定在这个阶段不推进征费。” 许的言论是对立法会议员陈晓峰提问的回应，陈在周五对《南华早报》表示，他支持政府暂时放弃该提案。这位立法会议员表示，香港是一个人、信息和资金可以自由流动的地方，增加这样的障碍显得很奇怪。他说：“突然做这样的事情可能会影响人们充分利用大湾区的综合发展。我认为征收这一费用意味着香港将失去的比得到的要多。” 大湾区是指北京将香港、澳门和广东省的九个城市打造成一个综合经济强国的倡议。陈还补充说，虽然政府必须考虑其财政状况，但也需要平衡这一政策对民生的影响。“前往大陆的人不仅仅是去购物、吃饭或按摩。很多人是去做生意，他们在探索潜在的商业机会。” 另一位立法会议员庄浩峰也表示支持搁置该提案，并指出这样的措施会阻碍香港与大陆之间的交流。他补充说，推出这样的征费可能会引发边境城市的对等安排，或影响大陆游客对香港的看法。“我们已经实施了很多措施来加速大陆与香港之间的接触和交流。我们已经在这方面花费了大量公共资金。” 他说：“为了几亿港元而阻碍我们花费如此多资金所取得的两岸融合是毫无意义的。” 财政司司长陈茂波此前拒绝了征费会阻碍融合努力的建议，指出该措施只会影响前往大陆的 15% 的旅客。陈表示，使用私家车的人通常经济条件较好，政府在投资建设和维护跨境基础设施后，收回部分成本是合理的。周五，政府还对城市公交乘客的安全带要求进行了政策转变，宣布将废除于周日生效的法律。</p>
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香港搁置跨境征税计划，标志着当天第二次政策转向