However, the Provision of Municipal Services (Reorganisation) Ordinance abolished the two municipal councils as from 1 January 2000, and since then all rates revenue has become part of the general revenue of the Government.
然而，2000年1月1日《市政(重組)條例》生效之後，兩個市政局隨即解散，所有差餉稅收均成為政府的一般收入。