Fiscal reserve return expected despite stock slide

The Secretariat of the Economy and Finance says the government still expects to make money on its investment of the fiscal reserve this year, in spite of the plunge in the mainland and Hong Kong stock markets. A written statement issued by the secretariat says MOP41.3 billion (about US$5.16 billion) or 11.8 per cent of the fiscal reserve is invested in stocks. About MOP13.5 billion or 3.8 per cent is invested in mainland A-shares and the Hong Kong stock market.