The system was breaking even in 1993 and will require $14.2 billion from Government coffers this year.

Politicians said that government coffers would no longer be used for personal gain.

Cabinet members expected to raise 500,000 for government coffers from the sale.

All this goes into Government coffers to help finance a $30 billion health-care system.

Once the "Take from the rich" tax was passed, cash started flowing into government coffers.

With Government coffers empty, the administration is proposing a new kind of bond.

But that's nothing compared to the oil revenues that disappear from government coffers each year.

The hope is to lure people's hard currency savings into the Government coffers.

The measure was expected to bring in HK$150 million annually into government coffers.

But residents have also seen what foreign investment can do for local government coffers, and they hardly shun it.