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所以，在土地供應不足的情況下，首先，我認為政府不應該單靠"加辣"印花稅或推出針對一契多戶等措施，來打擊一契多買的情況和遏抑樓價。
For that reason I think that given the shortage of land supply first the Government should not rely on increasing the harshness of stamp duties and rolling out measures on curbing multiple purchases with one instrument as the only methods of curbing property prices
這樣，儘管在未有充足房屋供應前，市民也仍然能夠購買比較便宜的樓宇。
In this way even before there is an adequate supply of housing units people can still buy housing units at cheaper prices than now
他們提出的要求主要有兩方面，一種是提供津貼給"N無人士"。
There are two points about their request . The first is to provide subsidy to the N have - nots
但是問題是，提供給"劏房人士"的津貼很可能會進入業主的口袋，因為業主加租沒有限制；另一種方法，是要興建"過渡房"，即臨時房屋區。
But the problem is that the subsidy for people living in subdivided units may go directly to the pockets of landlords because landlords are free to increase rents . The second is to construct transitional housing or temporary housing areas
我相信很多人也記得，過往香港有很多地方也設有臨屋區。
I believe many people can remember that in the past there were temporary housing areas in Hong Kong
所以，我認為要解決土地及房屋問題，而政府現時做的工作是對的，即發展新發展區、填海、覓岩洞、收回棕地，或規劃一個東大嶼都會，這些均是應該做的，但需時較長。
I therefore think that we must solve the land and housing problem and what the Government has been doing is right . I mean it is right in building new development areas undertaking reclamation looking for caves and caverns resuming brownfields and planning for an East Lantau Metropolis . All of these are things should be done but they need time to complete
政府當務之急，是協助居住環境最惡劣的"劏房人士"，所以政府應以新思維，考慮如何利用手上豐厚的資源。
The pressing task of the Government is to help people living in subdivided units as their living conditions are extremely terrible . For this reason the Government should adopt a new way of thinking and consider how the abundant resources at hand should be spent
我們單是土地基金已累積了2,000多億元投放在未來基金，應利用豐厚的資源，構思一些新方法來解決這些問題。
We have already allocated 200 billion of the Land Fund to the Future Fund . We should make use of the ample resources and think of new ways to solve these problems
我們立法會同事也很關注新發展區內新落成的屋邨，認為應該設有全套社區設施，例如圖書館、長者中心等。
We Legislative Council Members are also very concerned about the newly completed estates in new development sites and consider that they should be equipped with a whole set of community facilities such as libraries elderly centres and so on
如果興建一個只有600個單位的"牙籤樓"公共屋邨，設施會很缺乏。
If the Government builds a toothpick PRH estate with only 600 units it will have very few facilities
我呼籲政府不要強硬把人家一個花園正如西環的加多近街花園政府連一個花園也不放過，或在置富花園附近山坡......
I urge the Government not to take a garden by force―just as the Cadogan Street Garden in the Western District―even a garden is not spared
在薄扶林道的置富花園及薄扶林花園的6,000個住戶，政府強硬把雞籠灣的華富邨搬往人家的山坡去，這樣完全破壞了現有環境，斬去了大量樹木，完全改變人家的生活環境。
Or to develop at the hillside near Chi Fu Fa Yuen to build an estate for 6 000 households at Pok Fu Lam Road near Chi Fu Fa Yuen and Pokfulam Gardens or to relocate Wah Fu Estates residents at Kellett Bay to other peoples hillside because this will only destroy the environment by felling trees and changing the living environment of other people
這種"盲搶地"的做法是要不得的。
Such a blind snatch of land is unacceptable
所以，我呼籲政府，雖然首要工作一定是興建公屋，並要安置"劏房戶"，但不要"盲搶地"，在未能興建足夠房屋單位前，已破壞了現有的居民的生活環境。
Therefore I urge the Government that although its top priority is to build PRH units and to rehouse people living in subdivided units it should not snatch land blindly and damage the living environment of some other residents before adequate PRH units are built
代理主席，這份財政預算案是本屆政府最後一份預算案，同時也是新任財政司司長的第一份預算案。
Deputy President this is the last Budget prepared by this Government and also the first one by the newly appointed Financial Secretary
這份預算案的雙重身份，使它的可塑性甚高，司長既可以蕭規曹隨，沿襲前任司長的理財套路，亦可以大破大立，建立新任財政司司長的理財風格。
This Budget thus has a dual identity and gives Financial Secretary Paul CHAN a lot of leeway in preparation . He can either follow the financial management philosophy of his predecessor or make drastic changes and establish his financial management style as the new Financial Secretary
陳司長居中而為，一方面在過往財政預算的基礎上規劃政府的未來預算，同時亦放棄前任司長一些不合時宜的政策，例如不注資未來基金。
He can mediate between the two options planning the budget of the Government on the basis of past budgets while abandoning some outdated policies of his predecessor such as not injecting money into the Future Fund
我認為司長制訂的預算案掌握的分寸基本正確。
In my opinion the approach the incumbent Financial Secretary has adopted is basically correct
在預算案中，司長提出了公共財政的三大目標，包括發展經濟、改善民生；投資未來，宜居宜業；及公平公義，共享成果。
The Financial Secretary states his three public financial objectives in the Budget which are Developing the Economy and Improving Livelihood Investing for the Future and Enhancing Liveability and Upholding Social Justice and Sharing Fruits of Success
這些目標基本適用於所有財政預算，關鍵在於如何執行。
These objectives are actually applicable to all budgets but what matters is how we are going to execute them
面對今年高達613億元的財政盈餘，我支持司長的做法，把當中的絕大部分，即610億元用作民生和經濟方面的開支，而不是撥入未來基金。
With as much as 61.3 billion surplus in reserve this year I support the Financial Secretary to use a large part of it that is 61 billion on livelihood and economic spending rather than putting it in the Future Fund
當中，包括300億元用於加強安老和殘疾人士康復服務、200億元改善文康設施、100億元支援創科發展，以及10億元推動青年教育。
Of the 61 billion he proposes to use 30 billion on strengthening elderly services and rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities 20 billion on improving community and sports facilities 10 billion on IT development and 1 billion on promoting youth education
資源沒有收歸庫房，這只是解決問題的起步，更重要的是，如何把這些資源切實轉化為成果。
It is good that he does not put the surplus resources in the Treasury but this should only be the first step in addressing the problem
否則，情況可能會較把盈餘收歸庫房更差。
More importantly he should find out how to transform the resources into results; otherwise the outcome may be worse than putting the surplus in the Treasury
財政司司長建議把盈餘的300億元加強安老和殘疾人士康復服務，確保院舍照顧服務質素和加強長者社區照顧服務。
The Financial Secretary proposes to use 30 billion of the surplus on strengthening elderly services and rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities to ensure the quality of residential care services and enhance community care services for the elderly
以殘疾人士院舍為例，《殘疾人士院舍條例》在2013年6月起全面實施，但全港 309間殘疾人士院舍中，至今只有60間符合要求，獲發牌經營，其餘均要以豁免證明書的形式運作。
Take residential care homes for persons with disabilities RCHDs as an example . Since the full implementation of the Residential Care Homes Ordinance in June 2013 only 60 of the 309 RCHDs so far meet the licensing requirements while the rest operate with a certification of exemption
現時社署還要再給予院舍3年的時間，希望透過資助院舍能實施改善措施，以符合發牌條件。
The Social Welfare Department now gives an additional three years for RCHDs to meet the licensing requirements by implementing improvement measures with the subvention
前前後後，為了執行發牌規管殘疾人士院舍，便要花8年時間，即使由今個財政年度起計算，社會上大部分殘疾人士院舍仍然是在不符合發牌條件下營運，這如何可以確保院舍服務質素呢？
The Government has altogether spent eight years on the licensing system to regulate RCHDs . Most of the operating RCHDs in Hong Kong still fail to meet the licensing requirements even if we just count those operating RCHDs in this financial year . Then how could the Government ensure the quality of residential care services?
在安老服務上，去年全港共有73,600個安老院舍宿位，較5年前的75,800個還要少，但社會長者人口卻增加了24%。
Regarding elderly services there were 73 600 residential care places for the elderly in Hong Kong last year which was even less than the 75 800 places five years ago . But the elderly population has increased by 24 %
以獨居長者為例，香港的獨居長者住戶人數近17萬人，但可以入住院舍的只有8%，較10年前的10%還要少。
Take elderly singletons as an example . There are now almost 170 000 elderly singleton occupants in Hong Kong but only 8 % can have a residential care places . The occupancy rate is even less than the 10 % occupancy rate 10 years ago
當司長把300億元盈餘投放於加強安老和殘疾人士的康復服務時，必須有量化的指標，讓社會可以看到成果。
Apart from deploying 30 billion on strengthening elderly services and rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities the Financial Secretary must also lay down quantifiable objectives for his plan so that the public can see the results
司長把10億元盈餘用於推動青年發展，包括預留7億元予教育局加強推廣職業專才教育，支持校長和教師的進修和專業發展等。
The Financial Secretary proposes to deploy 1 billion of the surplus for youth development including the provision of 700 million for the Education Bureau to strengthen its efforts in promoting vocational and professional education and training facilitating the training and professional development of principals and teachers etc
我在審議預算案的相關會議中，曾經詢問教育局局長有關職業訓練局的收生情況，而職訓局的答覆是，由於高中人數下降，估計在今個學年，供中六離校生修讀全日制資助和自資課程的人數只有21,600人，較2015-2016學年少收1,700多人，而下學年估計收生人數會進一步萎縮，只有18,500人。
In the meeting to examine the Estimates of Expenditure I asked the Secretary for Education about the student intake of the Vocational Training Council VTC . The reply of the Secretary states that due to the decline of the senior secondary student population they estimate the total number of student intake of full - time subvented and self - financing programmes for Secondary Six school leavers for this academic years is 21 600 which is about 1 700 less than the student intake in 2015 - 2016 academic year . They foresee that the student intake of the next academic year will further reduce to only 18 500
由於收生人數減少，亦影響職訓局聘請僱員的政策，以致職訓局長期出現一批以短期合約受聘的員工，當中有些短期合約員工維持了10年，甚至超過10年。
The reduced student intake also affects the VTCs plan of staff employment and thus gives rise to a group of short - term contract staff and some of them have been employed by VTC for 10 years or even longer
職訓局的執行幹事強調，未來職訓局的收生情況嚴峻，除了高中人數下跌令收生減少外，英鎊下跌令更多家長有條件送子女越洋升學也是原因。
The Executive Director of VTC stresses the critical situation of student intake in the future . One of the reasons is that the number of senior secondary students has dropped and another is the depreciation of the British pounds which has made sending children abroad to study affordable to more parents
如果情況是這樣的話，政府為何要選址供職訓局興建具規模及現代化校舍，司長為何留7億元加強推廣職業專才教育？
If this is the case why does the Government have to identify a site for VTC to build a campus with adequate capacity and state - of - the - art facilities? . And why does the Financial Secretary have to deploy 700 million for promoting vocational and professional education and training?
政府必須解決在增撥資源與落實政策之間的差距，才能真正讓同學受惠。
The Government must bridge the gap between additional resources deployment and policy implementation which will then truly benefit the students
司長在預算案裏強調，在過去4年經過政府投放大量資源後，貧窮數字整體向下。
The Financial Secretary stresses in the Budget that the Government has devoted substantial resources in the past four years resulting in an overall decline of poverty figures
司長的結論與民間組織的分析有很大出入。
This conclusion drawn by the Financial Secretary is quite different from the analyses made by organizations in the community
樂施會根據政府統計處在2011年至2015年綜合住戶統計調查的收入分析，指出在2015年香港整體貧窮人口突破115萬人，在職貧窮家庭數目在過去5年升幅高達44%。
Based on the income analyses of the General Household Surveys conducted by the Census and Statistics Department from 2011 to 2015 Oxfam Hong Kong points out that the poverty population of Hong Kong exceeded 1.15 million in 2015 and the number of low - income working households has increased by 44 % over the past five years
在2011年，香港的堅尼系數是0.537。
In 2011 the Gini Index of Hong Kong is 0.537
但是，無論如何，司長承認社會上貧富差距明顯，目前不少低收入人士的生活仍然捉襟見肘。
But in any event the Financial Secretary admits that the wealth gap in society is notable and that some low - income earners still find it hard to make ends meet
我支持司長的建議，成立稅務政策組，正視稅基狹窄問題，改善香港稅制結構，支持社會持續發展。
I support the Financial Secretarys plan to set up a tax policy unit to face squarely the problem of our narrow tax base and improve the structure of our tax regime thereby supporting the sustainable development of society
事實上，在每年交給行政長官的施政報告意見書裏，我都建議政府要全面檢討稅制，並建議政府開設資產增值稅，配合社會經濟的發展，同時為政府提供穩定的收入，紓緩貧富懸殊。
In fact in the proposal I submit to the Chief Executive on the Policy Address every year I urge the Government to comprehensively review the tax regime and propose the introduction of a capital gains tax to tie in with the social and economic development while providing a stable income for the Government and relieve the wealth gap
在預算案第25至26段，司長指出，政府施政的其中一個重要目標是要為未來持續投資，提升香港的競爭力，在這個財政年度，政府在基建的投資達868億元，為社會帶來數以萬計職位。
In paragraphs 25 to 26 of the Budget the Financial Secretary points out one of the important objectives of the Government which is to invest continuously for the future of Hong Kong and enhance our competitiveness . In this financial year the Government will invest 86.8 billion in infrastructure and this will create tens of thousands of jobs
我支持政府的基建發展，但一如我以往強調，建造業工程能夠持續平穩地展開，工友能有長期穩定的工作機會，對建造業的健康發展和職業安全都有幫助。
I support the infrastructural development of the Government but as I have stressed before a consistent and stable commissioning of construction works projects and long - term and stable job opportunities for the workers are instrumental to the healthy development and occupational safety of the construction industry
代理主席，過往我經常指出香港平均兩星期便有一宗致命工業意外，情況不能接受。
Deputy President I often point out that on average a fatal industrial accident takes place every two weeks in Hong Kong and this is unacceptable
踏入今年，香港的致命工業意外更接二連三，在今年1月至現在短短3個月，已經發生了超過10宗及12人死的致命工業意外，平均不到兩星期便有1名工友死於工業意外，當中超過半數與建造業高空工作有關。
Since the beginning of this year fatal industrial accidents have taken place one after another in Hong Kong . In the first three months of this year more than 10 fatal industrial accidents took place claiming 12 lives . This means that on average one worker died in industrial accidents in less than two weeks and more than half of the cases were related to work - at - height construction activities
較早前在財委會特別會議上，勞工處稱處方在3月底展開了一連兩星期的高空工作特別巡查，一共發出200宗暫時停工通知書和敦促改善通知書，並作出132宗檢控。
In a special meeting of the Finance Committee earlier the representative of the Labours Department said that the Department conducted a two week - long special inspection exercise involving work - at - height activities and issued a total of 200 suspension notices and improvement notices and made 132 prosecutions
這些是事後"補鑊"措施，並不能夠真正解決問題。
These remedial efforts cannot truly solve the problem
當財政司司長強調要持續投資基建的同時，但施政報告和預算案都沒有隻字片語提及改善工業安全，我對此深感遺憾。
The Financial Secretary stresses the need to invest continuously on infrastructure but not a word is mentioned in the Policy Address and the Budget on improving occupational safety . I find this most regrettable
我期望未來能夠看到政府增撥資源，全面檢討香港的工業安全和工傷賠償。
I hope that the Government will allocate more resources to comprehensively review industrial safety and compensation for injuries at work in Hong Kong
因此，我希望政府能增撥資源予執法部門，以打擊圍標的勾當。
I thus hope that the Government can allocate more resources to the law enforcement departments for cracking down on tender rigging activities
早前，競委會胡紅玉在立法會表示，現時該會的訴訟基金其實完全不足夠應付針對反競爭的訴訟。
Earlier on Anna WU Chairperson of CCHK told the Legislative Council that their litigation fund was actually unable to cope with some anti - competition litigations
胡紅玉主席表示，現時的訴訟基金很快便會用完，希望政府能檢視這個問題，多撥資源予競委會。
According to Chairperson Anna WU the existing litigation fund will soon be exhausted . She hopes that the Government can review this issue and allocate more resources to CCHK
還有，我知道競委會亦非常欠缺反圍標行為的調查人手，希望財政司司長和相關的政府部門研究一下，看看能否加大力度協助競委會開展這項非常困難的工作。
Moreover I know that CCHK is also seriously short of manpower in anti - tender rigging investigations . I hope that the Financial Secretary and the government departments concerned can study whether they can step up assistance to CCHK for doing this very difficult task
此外，有關宣傳教育方面，現時競委會已開始進行一些針對圍標行為的公眾教育宣傳，但卻遠遠不足夠。
Another point is about publicity and education . CCHK has indeed started to make some public education and publicity efforts on tender rigging . But such efforts are far from adequate
我希望政府多利用政府規定的電視或其他渠道的宣傳時間，加大力度教育市民有關圍標的禍害，以及如何防範圍標行為。
I hope that the Government can make more use of the air time designated for its Announcements of Public Interest in television broadcasting or other channels so as to step up public education on the harmful effects of tender rigging and ways of guarding against tender rigging activities
在整個樓宇維修市場當中，只需要撥出0.5%或1%的費用，我相信便足以支持監管局營運。
I believe if the whole building repairs and maintenance market can set aside 0.5 % or 1 % of the fees the operation of the authority will have sufficient support
主席，作為北區區議員，我亦要為地區發聲。
President as a Member of the North District Council I must also speak for the district
我希望，財政司司長和相關的政府部門能再考慮一下，看看應否加撥資源予警方和食物環境衞生署作應付水貨問題之用。
I hope that the Financial Secretary and the government departments concerned can reconsider whether more resources should be allocated to the Police and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department for dealing with the problem of parallel trading
水貨問題已經令到很多香港市民非常憤怒，尤其是居住在北區、屯門或元朗港鐵站沿線的市民，他們的生活受到非常大的影響。
This problem has upset many Hong Kong people very greatly especially those who live along the MTR lines in the North District Tuen Mun or Yuen Long as their daily life is greatly affected
只要政府稍為增加人手予不同的執法部門，便能夠令地區的秩序有所改善。
If the Government can slightly increase the manpower of various law enforcement departments the order in these districts can be improved
現時警方在北區只有1隊由7名警員組成的水貨特遣隊，這是遠遠不足以應付每天數以萬計到北區進行水貨活動的內地人士，當中有部分是自由行人士。
At present the North District is provided with only one police task force comprising seven police officers to deal with parallel traders . This is far from adequate to deal with the numerous Mainland people doing parallel trade in the district every day some of whom are Individual Visit Scheme visitors
該社區的秩序問題是需要政府正視的。
The Government needs to face up to the social order problem of this district
我亦重申一次，北區有官員對我說，如果北區的水貨店營業至深夜，其實旺角的暴亂事件會一早已在北區發生。
Let me say it once again . A government official from the North District has told me that if the shops selling parallel goods could operate till midnight a riot like that in Mong Kok would long since have been happened in the North District
此外，作為北區的民意代表，我亦要代北區的市民發聲。
Besides as an elected representative of North District representatives I must also speak for them
北區的交通問題非常嚴重，現時市民每天往返上水和粉嶺一帶經常遇到塞車，一旦塞車便是1小時至1小時半。
The traffic problem in the North District is very serious . At present people commuting between Sheung Shui and Fanling every day are often caught in the traffic jam for at least an hour or one and a half hours
現時政府說要搞東北發展，又說要在皇后山興建公屋，又要大規模發展整個北區，遷進那麼多人口，說的是二三十萬人口，北區的交通問題如何處理呢？
The Government now talks about the North East New Territories development the construction of public housing at Queens Hill and a massive development of the whole North District . This will lead to the inflow of many people about 200 000 to 300 000 people so how are we going to deal with the traffic problem in the North District?
現時又說要將長沙灣的家禽市場搬進北區，每天的汽車流量又如何處理呢？
The Government also proposes to move the poultry market from Cheung Sha Wan to the North District but how are we going to deal with the traffic flow each day?
早前政府已經把將軍澳的家居垃圾搬到北區處理，北區的承受能力足夠嗎？
Recently the household waste from Tseung Kwan O has been moved to the North District for disposal . Is the North District able to cope with all these?
我希望財政司司長和相關的政策局盡快檢視可否興建新幹線，讓北區以至新界東的居民不必經常受塞車之苦。
I hope that the Financial Secretary and the Policy Bureaux concerned can review quickly whether new trunk routes can be built with a view freeing residents in the North District and New Territories East from the plight of traffic jam
主席，陳茂波司長以前是發展局局長。
President Financial Secretary Paul CHAN was previously Secretary for Development
但近年，政府卻說引用《收回土地條例》收回的土地大幅減少，在2014年開始至近期，政府引用這條例，只收回7公頃土地，用作公共設施的發展。
Nevertheless in recent years the Government has been saying that the number of land slots resumed under the Lands Resumption Ordinance has decreased drastically . In the period from early 2014 to the very recent past the Government could resume only 7 hectares of land under the Lands Resumption Ordinance for the development of public facilities
七公頃土地即是多少呢？
How large is 7 hectares of land?
即是維多利亞公園面積的三分之一。
It is one third of the size of Victoria Park
候任特首林鄭月娥任發展局局長時仍然表示，就東北的發展，她會以傳統新市鎮的模式進行收地。
When Chief Executive - elect Mrs Carrie LAM was in the position of Secretary for Development she still said that the Conventional New Town Approach would be adopted to resume land for the development of North East New Territories
但是，當陳茂波擔任發展局局長時，他便推出所謂的加強版新市鎮發展模式，實際上是讓地產商囤地，以所謂的"原址換地"方式，來讓地產商囤積土地。
However when Paul CHAN was the Secretary for Development he introduced the Enhanced Conventional New Town Approach . In practical terms this approach allows real estate developers to hoard land by means of in - situ land exchange
這種不公義、不平等的發展模式，怎可能獲得市民的支持呢？
How can this kind of unjust and unfair mode of development gain the support of the public?
政府官員明天會到北區區議會，屆時希望他們會再聆聽受影響村民的心聲。
Some government officials will attend the North District Council meeting tomorrow and I hope that they will listen to the views of the affected villagers
主席，除了我剛才談到的圍標問題、水貨問題、交通運輸和發展的問題，我亦希望政府正視香港的貧富懸殊問題。
President after discussing the problems of tender rigging parallel trading transport and development I also hope that the Government can face the disparity in wealth squarely
政府想解決房屋供應不足的問題，是要拿出魄力的。
If the Government is to solve the problem of housing shortage it must have a lot courage
主席，容許我將最後的發言時間，替一些患有罕見疾病的朋友發聲。
President please allow me to speak for rare disease patients at the end of my speech
高局長在席，我希望他能夠再審視，在他離任前，如可以協助這些病友，便盡量協助他們。
I notice that Secretary Dr KO Wing - man is now present and I hope that he can review the situation and do his best to assist these patients before the end of his term of office . Many family members of such patients sobbed out their sufferings to us yesterday
代理主席，今年的財政預算案就各項經濟及民生議題提出的措施，可算是從善如流，務實積極，一方面能夠配合政府的施政，另一方面亦可以關懷到各界所需。
Deputy President this years Budget has introduced a number of initiatives to address various economic and livelihood issues . I consider the measures pragmatic and proactive reflecting the Governments readiness to accept good proposals . The Budget does not only dovetail with the Governments policy implementation but it also takes care of the needs of various sectors in society
在扶助中小企業、減輕中產人士負擔、社福民生及教育文化等方面，均有針對性措施，惠及商界、中產人士和基層市民，有助香港在目前經濟不明朗的情況下，提高競爭力，迎接新挑戰，市民對預算案的反應亦算正面。
Apart from the initiatives to support small and medium enterprises SMEs and to alleviate the burden of the middle class there are also targeted measures in the areas of social welfare peoples livelihood education and culture . The proposals put forward in the Budget which are beneficial to the business sector the middle class and the grass - roots people are conductive to enhancing the competitiveness of Hong Kong enabling the city to meet new challenges in the face of economic uncertainties . The response of the public to the Budget is positive
預算案合共推出351億元的一次性"派糖"紓困措施，包括寬減薪俸稅和利得稅、豁免差餉、額外發放1個月的綜合社會保障援助金、高齡津貼、長者生活津貼及傷殘津貼等；增加薪俸稅邊際稅階、延長居所貸款利息扣稅年期至20年，這一系列措施，均惠及中產人士和基層市民，獲得社會的普遍認同。
In the Budget a number of one - off measures of handing out sweeteners are proposed . A package of relief measures in the total sum of 35.1 billion include reducing salaries tax and profits tax waiving rates providing an additional one month of the standard rate Comprehensive Social Security Assistance payments Old Age Allowance Old Age Living Allowance and Disability Allowance etc widening the marginal bands for salaries tax and extending the entitlement period for the tax reduction for home loan interest to 20 years . These measures are beneficial to the middle - class and grass - roots people and are generally recognized in society
除了"派糖"，預算案亦放眼社會未來的投資，投放610億元，推動安老服務、康樂體育及創新科技發展等前瞻性工作。
Apart from handing out sweeteners the Budget has also kept an eye on the need to invest in the future . A sum of 61 billion will be invested in forward - looking plans in the areas of the promotion of elderly services recreational and sports and the development of innovation and technology
代理主席，為了迎接環球新經濟秩序帶來的挑戰，香港是迫切需要投資未來，尋求新的增長點，以提升整體的競爭力，因此，我十分關注3項範疇的發展，便是創新科技、旅遊和教育。
Deputy President in order to meet the challenges brought about by the new global economic order Hong Kong urgently needs to invest in the future to look for new growth areas so as to enhance its overall competitiveness . In this respect I am gravely concerned about our development in three areas namely the innovation and technology tourism and education
入正題前，先容許我談談剛於星期日舉行的香港電影金像獎頒獎典禮。
Before coming to the subject matter I would like to talk about the Hong Kong Film Awards Presentation Ceremony held last Sunday