The Home Affairs Department has opened up more channels for people to donate money to help Sichuan quake victims.

The Hong Kong Government and Mainland authorities will pull all their efforts to locate and help Hong Kong people who might be stranded in Sichuan, Chief Executive Donald Tsang has pledged.

Two Disaster Relief Fund grants totalling $11 million for Mainland earthquake victims have been approved, bringing the total value of grants for these victims to $311 million.

Election-expense limits will rise 5% when the Maximum Amount of Election Expenses (Legislative Council Election) Regulation is gazetted May 16, the Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Bureau says.

Civil servants are sometimes perceived as pen pushers sitting behind a desk all day wading through reams of papers and files. However, public service involves a myriad of jobs requiring talent from a host of professions and backgrounds. To enhance public understanding of this work the Civil Service Bureau has produced a video series featuring 21 cases of exemplary service.