 In 2013 the government abolished the levy in the Chief Executive's policy address, effective 31 July.As part of "extraordinary measures for extraordinary times" (totalling HK$11 billion) announced by Donald Tsang on 16 July 2008, the levy would be temporarily waived at an estimated cost of HK$2 billion.In the Chinese press, the measures were mockingly called 派糖 (handing out candy).