PANews reported on February 3 that according to Hong Kong media Oriental Daily, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission submitted the financial budget for the new fiscal year to the Legislative Council's Financial Affairs Committee, updating the deficit forecast for this fiscal year (2024/25) to 148 million yuan, and the 2025/26 fiscal year is expected to record a deficit of 238 million yuan. At the same time, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission proposed to add 15 new positions, of which 8 are aimed at strengthening staff support for virtual asset regulatory systems, market monitoring and law enforcement investigations, and 7 are to strengthen information technology and institutional support.