Where your tax goes

Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department

The 2026-27 estimate for this head (Head 22) is HK$2,240.7 million p.1. That is HK$30.3 million (1.4%) more than the 2025-26 revised estimate of HK$2,210.4 million p.1 (our calculation).

Spending by year

p.1

  1. 2026-27 Estimate HK$2.2bn
  2. 2025-26 Revised estimate HK$2.2bn
  3. 2024-25 Actual HK$2.1bn

Of HK$1,120 in tax, about HK$3.0 corresponds to this department's spending. p.1 p.12

This is a split by budget share. Taxes are not set aside for particular uses. How we split it

What changes against the original estimate?

The original 2025-26 estimate was HK$2.3 billion p.1. The revised estimate published with the Budget was HK$2.2 billion. Against the original estimate, 2026-27 is HK$39.0 million (1.7%) less (our calculation).

Staff and policy areas

How many staff?

The establishment goes from 2,316 posts on 31 March 2026 p.1 to 2,261 posts on 31 March 2027 p.1 (down 55, our calculation).

Which policy areas does it serve?

  • Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Safety (part of the Environment and Food group)
  • Travel and Tourism (part of the Economic 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)
  • Environmental Hygiene (part of the Environment and Food 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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