Where your tax goes

Architectural Services Department

This head (Head 25) has a 2026-27 estimate of HK$2,811.6 million p.1. That is HK$6.8 million (0.2%) more than the 2025-26 revised estimate of HK$2,804.9 million p.1 (our calculation).

Spending by year

p.1

  1. 2026-27 Estimate HK$2.8bn
  2. 2025-26 Revised estimate HK$2.8bn
  3. 2024-25 Actual HK$2.8bn

Of HK$1,120 in tax, about HK$3.7 corresponds to this department's spending. p.1 p.12

These splits are an illustration, not a bill: tax isn't earmarked. How we split it

Staff and policy areas

How many staff?

The establishment goes from 1,994 posts on 31 March 2026 p.1 to 1,943 posts on 31 March 2027 p.1 (down 51, our calculation).

Which policy areas does it serve?

  • Buildings, Lands, Planning, Heritage Conservation, Greening and Landscape (part of the Infrastructure group)
  • Intra-Governmental Services (part of the Support group)

A department may work in a policy area only in part. We never add department spending into group totals: the Government publishes totals by group only. Index of Policy Areas (PDF)

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