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政府當年簽訂了這份不平等條約，已經不能回頭，現在還要擴建，注資50多億元，實在是讓香港政府的公帑遭到予取予攜。
The Government has signed an unequal treaty and sent Hong Kong onto a path of no return back then and worst still it is planning an expansion project and an injection of over 5 billion now which is tantamount to meeting the endless demands made by the other party with our public money
立法會或香港市民明知這是陷阱，也要被迫踏進去，實在於理不合。
Knowing very well that this is nothing but a trap it is simply unreasonable to force this Council or Hong Kong people to fall into that trap
現在政府還要繼續投放金錢做這種沒有決策權的蝕本生意，只有迪士尼商家在過去10年賺了二十多三十億元，即使建制派的田北辰議員都義正詞嚴地批評說這是喪權辱港。
The Government is now insisting on making further investments to do such a losing business with no decision - making power while only businessmen from the Walt Disney Company can make a profit of over 2 billion to 3 billion over the past 10 years . No wonder Mr Michael TIEN from the pro - establishment camp has righteously and severely criticized the Government for forfeiting its own rights and humiliating this city of ours
迪士尼管理層經營不善，我們還要"倒貼"，保障其利潤，這固然是十分荒謬，但更荒謬的是政府的取態，實在是令人嘆為觀止。
This is already ridiculous enough for us to contribute money to guarantee profits for the Walt Disney Company when its management is not performing well but the attitude adopted by the Government is even more ridiculous and has made us gape in astonishment
但是，政府並沒有配合立法會爭取，這實在相當荒謬。
However the Government has failed to work with this Council and fight for more favourable arrangements and I consider this absolutely ridiculous
這是迪士尼這個旅遊基建帶來的一個大問題，至於其他例如大嶼山或啟德的發展計劃，由《香港2030+》以至起動九龍東等宏觀計劃，政府連番鋪陳的都是交通基建。
This is one big problem brought about by the tourism infrastructure project of Disneyland but as for other projects such as the development plans in Lantau or Kai Tak and the macro planning under Hong Kong 2030 and Energizing Kowloon East what the Government has been focusing on is a series of transport infrastructure projects
例如東西走廊、沙中線等鐵路計劃、啟德郵輪碼頭、港珠澳大橋，並且成立大嶼山拓展處、計劃興建啟德體育園、西九的故宮文化博物館等，這些全是昨天談到《香港2030+》時提出，以中港融合的交通基建作為主線的發展項目。
Examples in this regard include railway projects such as the East West Corridor and the Shatin to Central Link Kai Tak Cruise Terminal the Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao Bridge . Moreover as pointed out during the discussions on Hong Kong 2030 yesterday the Government has established the Lantau Development Office plans to construct the Kai Tak Sports Park the Hong Kong Palace Museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District and all these are development projects to be taken forward with transport infrastructure projects that seek to achieve integration of Hong Kong and the Mainland as the backbone
這一方面跟香港人所需要進行的發展背道而馳，只是配合中國的國家規劃，另一方面當這些工程回歸本地，難道真能為香港的旅遊業帶來健康發展嗎？
On the one hand this has run contrary to the development needs of Hong Kong people and has served only to tie in with the national planning of China . On the other hand when such projects are evaluated in the local context would they really be considered conducive to the healthy development of our tourism industry?
這些大型基建除了沒有辦法解決香港所面對的問題外，亦犧牲了多少本地小眾的生存空間呢？
Not only have these major infrastructure projects failed to address the problems faced by Hong Kong their implementation has also throttled the room for survival of many local minority groups
以迪士尼為例，當年興建樂園時，無數古蹟還未及仔細進行考古，便隨着政府的填海工程石沉大海，當時也引來很大爭議。
Take Disneyland as an example . During construction of the theme park back then archaeological studies on a number of historical relics could not be conducted in time before they were sunk into the sea with the commencement of the government reclamation projects and this has also given rise to a lot of controversies then
大嶼山 其實是香港一個歷史悠久的地方，早在石器時代已有人居住，擁有相當多歷史文物及古蹟。
Lantau Island is a place with a long history in Hong Kong and it is rich in historical relics and monuments since evidence of human settlement on the island can be traced back to as early as the Stone Age
有議員提出要訂立以保育為前提的旅遊政策，政府應首先保育大嶼山的古物古蹟，以及敏感的生態地帶。
Some Members opined that a tourism policy should be formulated on the premise of engaging in conservation and the Government should first of all conserve historical relics monuments and sensitive ecological areas in Lantau Island
有同事亦提出要訂立長遠的墟市政策，發展平民化的熟食墟市，以及文化藝術墟市。
There were also Members suggesting that a bazaar policy should be formulated in the long run and cooked food bazaars for grass - roots people as well as culture and art fairs should also be developed
這些議題正如我剛才所說，在能夠促進旅遊業發展之餘，亦能顧及自然環境和市民生活，我相信這才是旅遊業發展的正確方向。
As I have said earlier while these proposals can achieve the objective of promoting tourism development consideration has also been given to natural environment and the daily life of common people . I consider this the correct direction for developing the tourism industry
儘管我提出削減的大型旅遊基建計劃的開展活動預算開支僅為337,000元，相比任何一項基建的開支，都只是九牛一毛，但我希望藉此表達我對推動大型旅遊基建計劃的立場。
Although the amount of estimated expenditure for the initiation of major tourism infrastructure projects I propose to reduce is only 337,000 which is a drop in the bucket when compared with the expenditure for any infrastructure project I hope to take this chance to express my stance on the implementation of major tourism infrastructure projects
旅遊業是要將我們的多元面貌、生活風俗、歷史文化帶給遊客，如果為了發展旅遊業而放棄香港原有的自然環境、歷史遺產、文化空間和庶民生活，旅遊業便只剩下膚淺的物欲橫流，香港亦會變成一個被連根拔起、遺忘歷史而沒有靈魂的城市。
The aim of developing the tourism industry is to bring our many different faces life and custom history and culture to visitors . If we sacrifice our natural environment historical heritage cultural space and the daily life of common people for tourism development tourism will be reduced to seeking only for materialistic satisfaction and Hong Kong will become an uprooted city with no history and no soul
真正有靈魂的東西正在近日遭到打壓，我們的文化和根亦漸漸被拔除。
This city is now suppressing anything that have a soul and our culture and roots are being gradually removed
主席，說到發展局和房屋署真是罄竹難書。
Chairman when we talk about the Development Bureau and the Housing Department their wrongdoings are just too numerous to name
我也很希望說說發展局、房屋署和地政總署的問題，不過，他們為何會這樣做呢？
I also wish to speak on problems concerning the Development Bureau the Housing Department and the Lands Department . Nevertheless why have they committed such wrongdoings?
如果公道點說，這5年來，發展局和地政總署的作為其實是他的作為。
To be fair in the past five years what the Development Bureau and the Lands Department have done are really his deeds
大家也看到，陳茂波原本內定是擔任財政司副司長的，但開立不到此職位，後來便把麥齊光"落鑊"，才找陳茂波補上。
Everyone can see that according to the plan Paul CHAN should take the office of the Deputy Financial Secretary . However since LEUNG Chun - ying failed to create that post the riddance of MAK Chai - kwong allowed Paul CHAN to fill the post afterwards
所以，梁振英這攤子之所以如此多問題，是與發展局是由他的"死黨"主理有關的。
Therefore the numerous problems of the LEUNG Chun - ying regime are actually related to the fact that the Development Bureau has been under the control of his sidekicks
因此，不能不談整個政府的策略。
Therefore I cannot leave the question without touching on the overall strategy of the Government
當梁振英在上屆競選時說要解決深層次矛盾，很多人以為是解決地產商和普通人的矛盾，窮人沒有全民退休保障的矛盾，工人沒有保障的矛盾，但其實全部都是假的。
When LEUNG Chun - ying said in the previous election that the deep - rooted conflicts had to be resolved many people thought that he was going to address the conflicts between property developers and ordinary people or the conflicts concerning the poor people who have no universal retirement protection or the conflicts arising from workers having no protections . But all of these were fake propositions
原因是，他說完這些矛盾後，全部都做不到。
The reason was that after he spoke on these conflicts he failed to address any of them
還有一個矛盾是房屋供應不足，致令大家住房難。
Another conflict was the short supply of housing which had made it hard for people to have proper housing
主席，發展局做了甚麼呢？
Chairman what has the Development Bureau done?
第一，便是"大白象"工程繼續湧現。
First it has facilitated the emergence of white elephant projects
盧偉國議員負責的工務小組委員會每天蓋圖章，通過撥款。
The Public Works Sub - committee chaired by Ir Dr LO Wai - kwok is affixing the seal to approve the funding every day
我從未看過一個政權，當學校、社區設施和醫療皆不足時，卻把全部錢用於"一帶一路"。
I have never seen a regime spends all of its money in the Belt and Road Initiatives while there is a shortage of schools community facilities and health care services
人家借了錢要還，我們則付出真金白銀。
Other people who borrowed the money have to repay for the loan . We are simply paying everything in cash
屈指一算，蓮塘口岸、港珠澳大橋、高鐵、"西九"全都是這些東西，全部都是用香港人的血汗錢來做一些大而無當，功效成疑的"大白象"。
With some simple computations we will find that the Liantang Boundary Control Point the Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao HZM Bridge the Express Rail Link XRL and the West Kowloon Cultural District WKCD are simply some large but impractical white elephant projects at the expense of Hong Kong peoples hard - earned money while the effectiveness of them remains questionable
第二，對於梁振英說要覓地多興建公屋，卻完全"走數"了。
Second LEUNG Chun - ying said he had to secure more lands for the construction of public rental housing PRH units but he just failed to honour his words
在未來10年，總房屋供應目標維持在46萬個，包括20萬個公屋和8萬個資助房屋，總數28萬個。
In the next decade the target of total housing supply will be 460 000 units in which the total number of public housing units is 280 000 including 200 000 PRH units and 80 000 subsidized units
但是，公營房屋所需用地的供應暫時只有236,000個，即還欠44,000個公營單位。
However for the time being the land supply for public housing construction can only build 236 000 units that is to say there is a shortage of 44 000 PRH units
然而，問題是我們不斷搶地來興建梁振英口中重要的事項，即是甲、乙級寫字樓或酒店。
Nevertheless the problem is that we are usurping land to build important projects as said by LEUNG Chun - ying . That is grade A and B office premises or hotels
意思是香港人沒有地方住，我們卻花費大量公帑來興建"大白象"，用來接駁人家的設施。
The connotation is that Hong Kong has no place to live but we are spending substantial public money in the construction of white elephant projects in order to link us up with other peoples facilities
特首和發展局公開對香港人說會解決我們的住屋問題，5年後樓價卻是全世界最高，香港人想置業的難度也是全世界最高。
The Chief Executive and the Development Bureau have openly said that they would address our housing problem . But after five years Hong Kongs property prices are the highest in the world . The difficulty in purchasing a flat in Hong Kong is also the highest in the world
主席，我近日看了一本書，想在此引述當中一段，書本名稱是《一個識字工人的問題》因為以往的工人是不識字的。
Chairman I have read a book lately therefore I wish to cite a paragraph . The title of the book is Questions From a Worker Who Reads―workers in the past were illiterate . After a worker became literate he asked a question
有一名工人在識字後，他便詢問了一個問題，就是"誰建造了底比斯的七門"即類似凱旋門般"在書裏，你們會找到國王的名字，國王難道搬得動大石頭？
The question was Who built the seven gates of Thebes? . ―something similar to the Arc De Triomphe―The books are filled with names of kings . Did the kings themselves haul the craggy blocks of stone?
每一頁都是勝利，誰為勝利者準備了酒宴？
Each page a victory . At whose expense was the victory ball?
每10年便出個偉人，酒宴的帳單交誰來付？
Every ten years a great man who paid the piper?
記載得越多，問題便越多。
So many particulars . So many questions
就是一將功成萬骨枯、茹毛飲血了。
That is the blood of tens of thousands of soldiers makes the success of the general
政府千方百計推出措施，就是為了將這些供應交給類似海航集團的財團，以及他們背後由中資控制的銀行集團。
By every possible means the Government launches all sorts of measures to hand over the control of the supply to consortiums such as the HNA Group and the mainland - owned banks behind them
這也解釋了為何政府不單要興建口岸、港珠澳大橋、高鐵、西九文化區來"蝕錢"，將來東九龍的體育園建成後也是會虧本的。
This also explains why the Government has to build not only the boundary control point the HZM Bridge the XRL and the WKCD in order to cause a deficit but also the Kai Tak Sports Park in Kowloon East which will lose money in future after its completion
最離譜的，是他令大家貧無立錐之地，令每一個香港人都苦於地產霸權，苦於由地產霸權衍生出來的大陸財團的壟斷、接收。
The most outrageous thing is that he is the one who makes Hong Kong people so poor that they can find no accommodation at all . Every one of us is suffering from the hegemony of estate developers as well as the monopolies and takeovers of mainland - owned consortiums derived from the hegemony of estate developers
現在連租用某地方，佔用該地數小時集合、遊行都不可以，要取消。
At present we have been turned down by the authorities when we just ask for renting some venues for a few hours of assembly and procession . We have to cancel the application
他的議案與田北辰議員的議案很相似，因此他應該反對政府現時與迪士尼樂園洽談的協議。
His motion was very similar to Mr Michael TIENs motion . For this reason he should oppose the agreement now under negotiation between the Government and HKDL
不過，他剛才又說道大家要委曲求全，顧全大局，又說道不想迪士尼樂園無法擴建，所以就"袋住先"。
But just now he nonetheless said that we should take the broad picture in view and make concession adding that he would pocket it first as he did not want to see the failure to expand HKDL
他的說法真的非常圓滑。
His remarks were really all things to all people
他剛才用上很多語言"偽術"掩飾迪士尼樂園現時能夠獲得的好處，以及"不平等條約"所帶來的問題。
Just now he resorted to many language tricks in an attempt to cover up the existing benefits enjoyed by HKDL and the problems associated with the unequal treaty concerned
大家很清楚。
Members know the answer very well
他指我們對於香港的發展觀有很多批評，又指我們覺得所有工程都是"大白象"工程、不覓地。
He said that we were highly critical of the Governments philosophy of developing Hong Kong saying that in our perception all works projects were white elephant projects and the Government had failed in the task of site identification
例如，政府可動用"棕地"，又可以動用一些閒置的政府官地，而橫洲附近的高爾夫球場亦可供使用。
For example the Government may use brownfield sites and idle government lands . Besides it may also use the golf course site near Wang Chau
因為動用有關土地會影響社會上一些有勢力人士的利益。
The reason is that if the Government uses these sites the interests of certain powerful and influential people in society will be affected
市民不反對政府覓地，亦不反對政府建屋。
People do not oppose the Governments attempts to find sites or build housing
他們所反對的，是政府以官商為主、以利益先行的覓地方式。
They merely oppose the Governments approach of site identification which gives priority consideration to the business sector and its interests
代理主席，我這次總結發言其實想討論有關總目184分目984的削款建議，即削減大約相當於給予基本工程儲備基金的款項。
Deputy Chairman my present concluding speech actually wants to discuss the proposal to cut the expenditure relating to head 184 in respect of subhead 984 . The amount is roughly equivalent to the sum for the Capital Works Reserve Fund CWRF
在這屆會期開展時，基金這議題在工務小組委員會進行討論前已有很大爭議。
At the beginning of the present legislative session CWRF already aroused heated controversy even before the Public Works Subcommittee held any discussion
我們發現現行機制有很大問題，讓我先從基金的背景說起。
We have noticed that the existing mechanism is very problematic . Let me first discuss the background of setting up CWRF
基金在1982年1月20日在當時的立法局決議成立，目的是為工務計劃及徵用土地提供資金。
CWRF was established on 20 January 1982 under a resolution passed by the then Legislative Council for the purpose of financing the Public Works Programme PWP and land acquisition
及至2012年，立法會通過將授權上限由2,100萬元增加至3,000萬元。
In 2012 the Legislative Council approved the proposal to raise the delegated authority limit from 21 million to 30 million
到了今天，特區政府將當年得到的權力不斷提高，無須獨立審議和表決的工程項目上限已經達到3,000萬元。
These days the SAR Government has persistently sought to increase the power it received back then . The estimate limit of works projects requiring no independent scrutiny and voting already reaches 30 million
早於2007年，立法會討論將基金下的丁級工程項目授權上限由1,500萬元提升至2,100萬元時，立法會秘書處曾發出文件解釋立法會在審議和核准公共工程項目撥款申請的角色。
As early as 2007 when the Legislative Council discussed the proposal to raise the delegated authority limit on Category D projects under CWRF from 15 million to 21 million the Legislative Council Secretariat issued a paper to explain the Legislative Councils roles in scrutinizing and approving appropriation requests concerning public works projects
當時已有議員質疑，政府當局在評估政策局提交的項目應否納入工務計劃時採用的準則欠缺透明度、欠缺機制，以致立法會和市民無法監察已獲核准的公共工程項目開支和進度。
At the time some Members already criticized the Administrations criteria for a lack of transparency and also any mechanism for determining the inclusion or otherwise of works projects put forth by Policy Bureaux in PWP with the result that the Legislative Council and people were unable to monitor the expenditures and progress of approved public works projects
此外，是大型工程"分拆上市"的問題。
Next is the splitting up of massive projects
土地徵用亦應設有開支上限，因為現時政府批出的土地徵用項目是沒有開支上限的。
An expenditure limit should also be imposed on land acquisition because the land acquisition proposals approved by the Government are ripped of an expenditure limit
如是者，元朗橫洲的收地項目可以混入其餘近萬個項目之中共同審批。
For this reason the land acquisition proposals under the Yuen Long Wang Chau project can be mixed with other 10 000 or so proposals for bundled vetting and approval
將小型工程開支和非經常開支組合成為一項議案提交立法會，原意是為了讓撥款申請更有效率。
Putting the appropriation requests concerning minor works projects and those for non - recurrent expenditure under the same motion for submission to the Legislative Council was initially intended to enhance the efficiency of processing appropriation requests
例如，對於一項小型天橋工程或小型基建工程的撥款建議，我們無須獨立審議，可以一次性撥出一筆錢，讓有關工程盡快進行。
For instance we are not required to conduct independent scrutiny of appropriation requests concerning minor works items such as building a footbridge or a small infrastructure facility . Instead we may allocate a lump sum to enable the expeditious conduct of such works projects
當年為每項工程項目的開支設立上限，原意是避免政府將過於浩大的工程納入基金的整體撥款建議中捆綁表決。
The original intention of imposing an expenditure limit on various works items back then was to prevent the Government from incorporating the appropriation requests concerning massive works projects into its appropriation request for block allocation to CWRF for the purpose of bundled voting
一方面，我們希望確保大型工程中的眾多撥款申請能夠經立法會仔細審議，而另一方面，我們希望避免一些沒有爭議的民生工程和有爭議的工程撥款申請捆綁。
The intention was to ensure that the various appropriation requests concerning massive works projects could undergo thorough scrutiny in the Legislative Council and to avoid the bundling up of appropriation requests for uncontroversial livelihood works projects and controversial works projects
大家可以看到，基金對工程的前設是：第一，屬小型工程；第二，沒有爭議。
As Members can see the prerequisites for the inclusion of a works project into CWRF are that first it must be a minor works project; and second it is uncontroversial
機制令我們最感荒謬之處，是即使我們同意該9,400個項目中的99%而只反對當中一小部分的撥款申請，我們亦被 迫統整地表態支持或反對有關撥款申請，形成我們明明不願意支持，最終也被迫支持，或我們明明支持，最終亦被迫反對。
In our view the greatest absurdity of this mechanism is that even if we agree to 99 % of the appropriation requests concerning those 9 400 works items and merely oppose to a handful of those appropriation requests we are nonetheless forced to give overall support or otherwise to all the appropriation requests . As a result we must show support in the end despite our obvious opposition or vice versa
在2014年，政府將涉及2,000多萬元用作擴展堆填區的前期撥款申請納入基金的整體撥款建議。
In 2014 the Government included an appropriation request for some 20 million for the purpose of taking forward the preliminary tasks concerning landfill expansion into its appropriation request for block allocation to CWRF
此舉不但遭到民主派非議，連建制派也批評政府納入有關項目，以致無法進行有效討論。
This led to criticisms from the democratic camp; and not only this even the pro - establishment camp criticized that the Governments inclusion of this appropriation request would make it impossible to hold any effective discussions
最後，環境局局長黃錦星為顧全大局，抽起該項目，而財經事務及庫務局局長陳家強也表示，會檢討這機制。
In the end Secretary for the Environment WONG Kam - sing withdrew that item after considering the broad picture . And Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Prof K C CHAN also said that a review of this mechanism would be conducted
《中英聯合聲明》確立了基金的角色和來源。
The Sino - British Joint Declaration already provided for CWRFs roles and its source of income
香港政府從土地交易所取得的地價收入在扣除開發土地成本後，將會由香港政府和日後的特區政府均分。
After deducting the land development cost the land revenue obtained by the Hong Kong Government in land transactions was to be evenly distributed between the Hong Kong Government and the future SAR Government
香港政府賣地收入會撥入基金，用於本港的公共工程和土地開發。
The land revenue obtained by the Hong Kong Government was to be transferred to CWRF and spent on public works projects and land development in Hong Kong
為何我要在此提出基金的收入來源機制呢？
Why do I discuss the mechanism governing CWRFs source of income at this point of my speech?
如果政府把極具爭議性及有利於大地產商的"大白象"工程納入基金的整體撥款申請中，即政府先把珍貴的土地售予大地產商發展，然後將大地產商投地所得的金錢用以發展更多"大白象"工程，而該等工程的承辦商又可能是這些大地產商。
The Governments incorporation of those highly controversial white elephant projects which are beneficial to leading developers into its appropriation request for block allocation to CWRF actually means that the Government can first sell our precious lands to such developers for development purposes and then use the money paid by such developers in land sale to develop more white elephant projects . The contractors of such projects can possibly be these leading developers
當中所涉及的金錢收入和付出，其實可被視為間接利益輸送。
The monetary income and contribution involved in the process can actually be seen as indirect funnelling of benefits
這解釋了為何我們認為基金的整體撥款申請不應包含極具爭議性的項目，因為當中涉及利益輸送的疑點。
This explains why we do not think that the appropriation request for block allocation to CWRF should include controversial items because of the query about funnelling of benefits
正如我剛才所說，有關機制亦令議員無法行使有效監察的權力，因此我們提出新機制，這亦解釋了為何我提出這項修正案，建議削減有關的預算開支。
As I said just now the mechanism concerned has likewise deprived Members of their right to exercise effective monitoring . Therefore we have proposed a new mechanism . This is also a reason why I put forth this amendment with the proposal to cut the relevant estimated expenditure
由於新機制至今尚未確立，在這情況下，我認為有需要表示很大的抗議。
As the new mechanism has not been established I think I need to put forth strong opposition under this circumstance
不過，我認為，20位議員已是足夠多的數目。
But in my view 20 Members is already a large enough number
歸根究底，將某個項目納入基金的整體撥款建議中，應是立法會的權力。
In gist the incorporation of an item into the appropriation request for block allocation to CWRF should be a power of the Legislative Council
我相信過去較少人談論教資會架構上的問題，白髮蒼蒼的吳克儉局長可能在這個議題上不會中那麼多箭。
I believe that in the past few people talked about the structure of UGC and thus few arrows were shot toward grey - haired Secretary Eddie NG concerning this subject
但是，其實這個議題相當重要，尤其是在雨傘運動後，梁振英信誓旦旦 要鬥倒鬥臭大專學界。
However this subject is actually very important especially after the Umbrella Movement LEUNG Chun - ying has vowed solemnly to attack and denounce the tertiary education sector
他安排很多人進入大學的校務委員會，想藉此掌控大學的管理層，作出很多不利學術自由、院校自主的決定。
He has arranged many people to join the councils of universities with an attempt to put the management of universities under his control and make decisions that undermine academic freedom and institutional autonomy
政府可掌控的另一個對大專學界施加壓力的機關就是教資會。
Another organization that is under the control of the Government which can exert pressure on the tertiary education sector is UGC
教資會在1965年成立，屬非法定的諮詢組織，一直負責就各大專院校的撥款事宜，向政府提供意見，亦處理公帑研究撥款。
Established as a non - statutory advisory body in 1965 UGC has all along been responsible for advising the Government on the funding of various tertiary institutions and for allocating public money for research
教資會轄下設有研資局，負責審批及監管各類研究資助和研究生獎金的申請，亦設有質保局，負責進行大學質素核准工作，能影響大學學術質素及大專院校的升格。
Under the aegis of UGC RGC is responsible for approving and monitoring applications for research grants studentships and post - doctoral fellowships and QAC is responsible for the conduct of quality audits of universities thus having a bearing on the academic quality of universities and the upgrading of tertiary institutions
教資會作為決定大專院校撥款的機構，意識形態絕對影響大學的走向，因為大學會根據教資會對其要求，從而調整發展方向。
As a body that determines funding allocations to tertiary institutions UGCs ideology naturally affects the direction of universities for they will adjust their direction of development to comply with the requirements imposed by UGC
大學作為社會培育人才的重要地方，其教育方法及研究方向絕對影響整個社會的走向。
As university plays an important role in nurturing talent for society its pedagogical approaches and research directions will affect the development of society as a whole
例如，如果大學尊重科研，着重培養科技人才，香港社會的科研也會得到長足的成長。
For example if universities uphold scientific research and place emphasis on nurturing scientific talent scientific research in Hong Kong society will have momentous growth
大學和社會就是如此密不可分，能培養社會的中流砥柱和棟樑。
Universities and society are so closely linked that they are able to cultivate the backbone and pillars of society
同時，鑒於教資會本身的制度，它與政府有着相當密切的關係，令教資會受到政府影響，從而影響大專院校。
Meanwhile owing to the structure of UGC it maintains a close relationship with the Government and is immensely affected by the Government and in turn it exerts influence on tertiary institutions