Where your tax goes

Highways Department

This head (Head 60) has a 2026-27 estimate of HK$4.7 billion p.2. That is HK$282.9 million (6.4%) more than the 2025-26 revised estimate of HK$4.4 billion p.2 (our calculation).

Spending by year

p.2

  1. 2026-27 Estimate HK$4.7bn
  2. 2025-26 Revised estimate HK$4.4bn
  3. 2024-25 Actual HK$4.4bn

Of HK$1,120 in tax, about HK$6.2 corresponds to this department's spending. p.2 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 2,472 posts on 31 March 2026 p.2 to 2,402 posts on 31 March 2027 p.2 (down 70, our calculation).

Which policy areas does it serve?

  • Land and Waterborne Transport (part of the Infrastructure group)
  • Buildings, Lands, Planning, Heritage Conservation, Greening and Landscape (part of the Infrastructure group)
  • Environmental Protection, Conservation, Power and Sustainable Development (part of the Environment and Food group)
  • Water Supply, Drainage and Slope Safety (part of the Infrastructure 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)

Read the Estimates for Head 60 (PDF) · All departments