Hong Kong’s health minister on Thursday defended a long-awaited voluntary health insurance scheme despite criticism that a small tax break announced in Wednesday’s budget would not be sufficient to lure young buyers.
Under the scheme, the premium for medical insurance was expected to be around HK$4,800 on average, with each taxpayer estimated to get an HK$800 per person tax cut if they joined.
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