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預算案亦回應了我們的其他建議，包括寬減薪俸稅和利得稅；寬免住宅差餉；綜援、高齡津貼、長者生活津貼、傷殘津貼和鼓勵就業交通津貼發放額外金額，以及提供電費補貼。
The Budget has also taken on board our other suggestions including reducing salaries tax and profits tax; providing rates concession for domestic properties; providing an additional allowance to recipients of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Old Age Allowance Old Age Living Allowance Disability Allowance and Work Incentive Transport Subsidy as well as granting an electricity subsidy
企業支援方面，預算案建議寬減差餉、水費、排污費及政府物業租金；寬免商業登記，以及調高中小企融資擔保計劃百分百擔保貸款的上限等。
In respect of enterprise support the Budget has proposed to provide rates concession waive water and sewage charges payable and grant rental concession to tenants of government properties; waive the business registration fees; and increase the maximum loan amount which is 100 % guaranteed by the Government under the SME Financing Guarantee Scheme etc
我知道"財爺"已經想盡辦法，支援金額雖較過去為少，但在如此艱難的情況下，相信依然有助個人和企業"吊鹽水"。
I understand that FS has tried every way to help and even though the amount of relief is less than before it should still be able to help individuals and enterprises survive in peril
值得一提的是，預算案建議發行不少於240億元銀色債券及150億元通脹掛鈎債券，並且計劃發行綠色零售債券，又把銀色債券的認購年齡由65歲降低至60歲。
It should be noted that as proposed in the Budget the Government will issue no less than 24 billion of Silver Bond and 15 billion of inflation - linked iBond and plan to issue green retail bonds . It has also lower the eligible age for subscribing Silver Bond from 65 to 60
在目前超低息的環境下，推出此類措施實屬及時，發行債券對債券市場亦有積極作用，我們表示歡迎。
Given the utterly low interest rate environment at present these bond issuance initiatives are timely and will have a positive impact on the bond market . We therefore welcome them
主席，新加坡與香港一樣，在2月公布了新一年的預算案。
President similar to Hong Kong Singapore announced its budget for the following year in February
當地除了同樣會發行綠色債券外，另一重點是會發行基建債券，為新加坡的長遠基建發展融資。
Apart from the issuance of green bonds like us another highlight in its budget is the issuance of infrastructure bonds to fund Singapores long - term infrastructure development
我認為這項措施值得司長和香港政府參考，因為香港擁有龐大的外匯儲備，政府負債佔本地生產總值的比率一直偏低，政府絕對有能力增加發債。
I think FS and the Hong Kong Government should take a cue from this measure . Given Hong Kongs abundant foreign exchange reserves and a consistently low debt - GDP ratio the Government definitely has the ability to increase its bond issuance
考慮到政府未來仍有巨大財政壓力，經濟亦不明朗，加上基建開支將會上升，政府應進一步研究在目前的低息環境下發行基建債券，以此作為紓緩政府財政壓力的方案之一。
Considering its huge fiscal pressure in the future economic uncertainty and rising infrastructure spending the Government should further explore the issuance of infrastructure bonds under the current low interest rate environment as a way to relieve its huge fiscal pressure
主席，預算案固然有不少值得支持的措施，但同樣有明顯的不足之處。
President there is no doubt that the Budget has many initiatives that are worth supporting but it also has some obvious deficiencies
最令人失望的，自然是羅致光局長多次拒絕設立臨時失業援助金，而司長隨之只在預算案中推出百分百擔保個人特惠貸款計劃。
The most disappointing of all is surely the repeated refusal of Secretary Dr LAW Chi - kwong to provide temporary unemployment assistance . As a result FS can only introduce a 100 % Personal Loan Guarantee Scheme in the Budget instead
大家都知道，失業援助金與借錢是兩回事。
As we all know unemployment assistance and loans are completely different
事實上，不少國家在疫情期間均為失業人士提供短期失業援助。
In fact many countries have provided short - term unemployment assistance to the unemployed during the epidemic
根據立法會秘書處提供的資料，新加坡、澳洲、新西蘭及愛爾蘭均設有類似的援助金，而各地的援助計劃皆會列明申請條件，盡量防止濫用。
According to the information provided by the Legislative Council Secretariat Singapore Australia New Zealand and Ireland have all provided similar financial assistance and the eligibility requirements of various schemes were clearly specified to avoid abuse as far as possible
我曾多次與羅致光局長溝通，如果他擔心計劃會被濫用，我們願意一同商討，以尋求推出臨時失業援助金的平衡點。
I have discussed this proposal with Secretary Dr LAW Chi - kwong many times telling him that if he was worried about any potential abuse we might put our heads together to strike a balance in the introduction of temporary unemployment assistance
民建聯提出的建議非常謙卑，我們只是希望政府能為有迫切需要的失業人士推出短期失業援助金，每月6,000元，以6個月為限。
DABs proposal is indeed very humble . We only hope that the Government will provide the unemployed in urgent financial need with short - term unemployment assistance of 6,000 per month for a maximum of six months
主席，總體而言，民建聯對這份預算案的評價是"提振經濟，有所承擔；支援失業，仍有不足"。
President the overall comment of DAB on this Budget is that it is committed to stimulating the economy but deficient in unemployment support
我們希望司長和政府能在目前較穩定的政治環境下急市民所急。
We urge FS and the Government to address the pressing needs of the people when the political environment is relatively stable
市民迫切希望政府做到兩件事：第一，抗疫成功，讓市民生活回復正常，重啟經濟；第二，支援最受打擊的市民和行業。
The public desperately want the Government to do two things first to succeed in the fight against the epidemic so that they can resume their normal lives and restart the economy; second to support the hardest - hit people and industries
可惜，在這兩項工作上，政府的整體表現令市民失望，與市民的期望仍有差距。
However the Governments performance on these two tasks is on the whole disappointing and falls short of public expectations
香港的疫情反覆，何時可以"清零"、何時可以通關、何時可以重過正常生活，市民均沒有答案。
The epidemic situation in Hong Kong fluctuates and no one knows when we can achieve zero infection reopen boundary crossing and resume normal lives
經過1年多的抗疫，市民已由"抗疫疲勞"變成現時的"抗疫沮喪"。
After a prolonged fight against the epidemic for over a year the public now experience anti - epidemic frustration rather than anti - epidemic fatigue
我並非要否定政府團隊在抗疫工作上的努力，他們無疑非常努力，但成效卻仍有很大改善空間。
I do not mean to deny the Governments efforts in fighting the epidemic and there is no doubt that it works really hard but it has huge room for improvement in terms of effectiveness
談到經濟復蘇，國家早已以"清零"為目標，採取了果斷措施遏制疫情，成績有目共睹。
Speaking of economic recovery our country has long set zero infection as its goal and taken decisive measures to contain the epidemic . Its achievement is evident to all
就抗疫措施來說，香港的確不算非常突出。很多市民喜歡拿香港與澳門比較。
In respect of anti - epidemic measures Hong Kongs performance is not that impressive and many people like to compare Hong Kong with Macao which has done considerably well in epidemic control
澳門的疫情控制得頗為理想，至今確診個案只有49宗，並無死亡個案，本地個案亦只有兩宗，沒有任何醫護人員受到感染。
So far Macao has only 49 confirmed cases no death case and as few as two local cases . Also no healthcare personnel have been infected
當地為此推出了一系列支援措施，除了"派錢"，消費券計劃亦比香港更早推出，去年5月和8月已經先後兩次派發合共8,000元的消費券，第三輪的消費券則會在稍後發放。
In response Macao introduces a series of support measures . Apart from cash handouts Macao took an earlier step than Hong Kong in launching a consumption voucher scheme distributing a total of 8,000 consumption vouchers to each citizen in last May and August . The third instalment of consumption vouchers will be distributed later
疫苗接種方面，香港的接種率仍然偏低。
Regarding the vaccination rate Hong Kong is still on the low side
因此，我希望政府能夠不斷總結防疫抗疫經驗，盡快帶領市民走出疫情。
In view of this I hope that the Government will continue to consolidate its anti - epidemic experience and lead the public out of the epidemic as soon as possible
最重要的是，政府應告訴市民接種疫苗如何與通關掛鈎。
Most importantly the Government should inform the public of the correlation between vaccination and cross - boundary travel
我們過去一直向中央政府爭取，希望政府亦會繼續向中央政府爭取，倘若疫情受控，容許接種疫苗後經檢驗證實有抗體的市民在前往大灣區時減少檢疫日數甚或無須檢疫，好讓市民盡快恢復正常生活。
We have been urging and I hope that the Government will continue to urge the Central Government to shorten or even exempt the quarantine period for Hong Kong people travelling to the Greater Bay Area if they are tested positive for antibodies after vaccination with a view to expeditiously allowing Hong Kong people to resume normal lives
主席，今年的財政預算案預計赤字超過1,000億元，在這大前提下仍然有"派糖"措施，包括5,000元消費券，1,000元電費補貼及向領取福利人士額外發放半個月津貼，亦有提供貸款計劃等其他措施，我不能說司長做得不好，但卻未能取得滿分。
President this years Budget forecasts a fiscal deficit of over 100 billion . Against this background some handout measures have still been implemented including 5,000 consumption vouchers 1,000 electricity subsidy and the provision of an extra allowance to social security recipients equal to half a month of payment . Some other measures such as loan schemes are also rolled out
大家都知道，政府在公共財政方面須承擔的其中一種責任，就是財富再分配，從而收窄貧富懸殊。
As we all know one of the Governments obligations in relation to public finance is redistributing wealth and thereby narrowing the disparity between the rich and the poor
經濟學人智庫去年就全球生活成本最高的城市發表報告，當中香港與巴黎和瑞士並列首位。
Last year the Economist Intelligence Unit published a report on the worldwide cost of living in which Hong Kong shared the top spot with Paris and Switzerland
租金方面，雖然香港並非位居首位，但也排第三位，每月的住宅租金開支約2,600美元。
In the highest rent list Hong Kong does not take the first place but still comes third with an average monthly residential rent of around US2,600
鑒於長期貧富不均，社會出現動盪、缺乏和諧氣氛或發展方向，實屬意料之內。
Given the prolonged wealth inequality it is not a wonder to see social unrests social disharmony and a lack of development direction
一直以來，香港工會聯合會持續關注政府支援弱勢社群的措施，並認為政府有責任善用資源和撥款，以加強對基層的支援及收窄貧富差距。
The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions FTU has all along been concerned about the Governments measures to support underprivileged groups and held the view that the Government is duty - bound to optimize the use of resources and funding to strengthen the support for the grass roots and narrow the wealth gap
根據在2020年年底發表的《2019年香港貧窮情況報告》，在恆常現金政策介入後，本港貧窮率仍達15.8%，超過109萬人生活在貧困之中，而非綜合社會保障援助在職住戶的貧窮率則達8.1%，貧窮住戶接近15萬個，涉及48萬人。
According to the Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report 2019 published in late 2020 Hong Kongs poverty rate still reached 15.8 % after recurrent cash policy intervention with over 1.09 million people living in poverty . The poverty rate of working households not receiving Comprehensive Social Security Assistance CSSA stood at 8.1 % with almost 150 000 poor households and 480 000 poor persons
疫情爆發至今，本港的貧窮情況每況愈下，"越窮越見鬼"，失業率仍未見頂，最新的失業率達7.2%，希望其後會回落。
The poorer one is the more misfortune one suffers . The unemployment rate has not reached its peak yet . The latest figure has climbed to 7.2 % and hopefully it will go down later
很可惜，政府在預算案提出的扶貧措施可謂捉襟見肘。
Unfortunately the relief measures proposed in the Governments Budget are hardly adequate
"保就業"計劃已結束，曇花一現，"霎眼嬌"。
The Employment Support Scheme is over in the blink of an eye
此後，部門唱好並表示未來的就業情況會有改善，但大家都知道就業狀況與疫情掛鈎。
Since then some departments have sounded an optimistic note saying that the future employment situation will improve but we all know that the employment situation is correlated to the epidemic situation
事實上，本港的疫情似乎反覆不定，社區內還有源頭不明的隱形帶菌者，大家因而不能放下警惕，回復以往的正常生活。
In fact the epidemic situation in Hong Kong seems volatile and asymptomatic cases with unknown sources still exist in the community . As a result people have to remain vigilant and cannot resume their previous normal lives
在疫情之下，香港的貧富懸殊情況更明顯，更突出，並造成更長遠的影響。
Their assets may not return to the pre - epidemic levels even by 2030 . Amid the epidemic the disparity between the rich and the poor in Hong Kong has become more prominent and more striking which will bring a more profound impact
所以，我們建議政府再構思更到位的方法處理問題。
Therefore we suggest that the Government should come up with more targeted measures to deal with the issue
另外，預算案再撥款66億元創造31,000個臨時職位。
Moreover the Budget further allocates 6.6 billion to create 31 000 temporary jobs
我希望政府能在收窄貧富懸殊方面再努力做得更多、做得更好，令香港整體社會能夠渡過時艱，捱過疫情，並在將來更平均地分配社會努力累積所得的財富。
I hope that the Government can work harder to do more and do better in narrowing the disparity between the rich and the poor so that the whole community of Hong Kong can ride out the hard times and survive this epidemic; and in the future there will be a fairer distribution of the wealth generated by the hard work of the community
代理主席，我在財政預算案的開場發言中，必須先由衷感謝財政司司長陳茂波先生。
Deputy President I must begin my opening remark on the Budget by thanking Financial Secretary FS Paul CHAN from the bottom of my heart
我感謝司長，並非因為司長制訂的這份預算案能完全回應社會所需。
I am grateful to FS not because this Budget prepared by him has responded to all the needs of the community
事實上，這份預算案仍存在種種缺陷，未能紓貧解困。
In fact the Budget still has various defects and fails to address the poverty problem
我感謝司長，是因為司長突破了官僚體制，特別是勞工及福利局保守因循、抱殘守缺的關卡。
I am grateful to FS because he has broken through bureaucracy especially the barriers posed by the conservatism and rigidity of the Labour and Welfare Bureau
司長願意承擔責任，經財經事務及庫務局為失業人士推出百分百擔保個人特惠貸款計劃。
FS willingly took up his responsibility and introduced the 100 % Personal Loan Guarantee Scheme for the unemployed through the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau
這項貸款計劃，可說是我和港九勞工社團聯會10多年來致力提倡的失業貸款基金的變奏。
It can be said that this loan scheme is a variation of the unemployment loan fund which the Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions FLU and I have been vigorously advocated for more than 10 years
勞聯的立法會議員曾在1997年亞洲金融風暴後失業率飆升期間，要求政府成立失業貸款基金。
Back in 1997 when unemployment rate soared after the Asian financial turmoil Members from FLU urged the Government to set up an unemployment loan fund
自此近20年來，勞聯每年也向司長表達預算案的意見，希望司長能夠考慮成立失業貸款基金，但建議每年均石沉大海。
For nearly 20 years since then FLU has been urging the various FSs to consider establishing an unemployment loan fund when expressing views on the Budget annually . Nonetheless our words have simply fallen on deaf ears year after year
直至今年預算案，司長終於推出與勞聯方向一致的政策。
It was not until this year that FS finally introduced a policy with the same direction as FLU in his Budget
事實上，失業貸款並非援助失業僱員的最理想措施。
In fact unemployment loan is not the most ideal measure to assist the unemployed
勞聯與其他關注勞工權益的團體一樣，數十年來一直要求政府設立失業援助金， 幫助因失業而頓失依靠的僱員。
Like other labour rights concern groups FLU has been urging the Government for decades to set up an unemployment assistance fund to help employees who have failed to make ends meet due to unemployment
這項建議就如設立集體談判權和中央僱員保險等其他勞工訴求一樣，政府搬出種種似是而非的理由，對勞工界的意見置若罔聞。
Similar to other labour demands such as the right to collective bargaining and centralized employee insurance the views expressed by the labour sector have been ignored by the Government for various specious reasons
我們只好另闢途徑，建議一個以貸款代替援助的折衷方案。
We therefore have to put forward an alternative plan to offer loans instead of an unemployment assistance fund as a compromise
代理主席，經濟全球化與科技發展已深深改變傳統的勞動市場，職業已變得越來越不穩定，政府不應迴避設立某種形式的失業支援措施。
Deputy President economic globalization and technological advancement have profoundly changed the traditional labour market resulting in increasing job insecurity . The Government should not shy away from formulating some forms of unemployment support measures
現時司長的建議，是以公帑150億元作信貸擔保，提供上限8萬元、為期半年的短暫失業貸款計劃。
As currently proposed by FS the Government will provide a loan guarantee commitment of 15 billion in public money for a short - term unemployment loan scheme subject to a loan ceiling of 80,000 per applicant . The application period will last for six months
儘管半年的失業貸款計劃看似是微不足道的一小步，但我希望這是影響香港突破失業援助以至改革社會福利的一大步。
While this six - month unemployment loan scheme appears to be an insignificantly small step I hope that this will mark a big step towards Hong Kongs breakthrough in unemployment assistance and even social welfare reform
我們要求把失業貸款計劃恆常化，以應對日益不穩定的勞動市場。
We call on the Government to regularize the unemployment loan scheme to cope with an increasingly volatile labour market
如政府未能長遠承擔信貸擔保，退一步來說，勞聯建議以僱員的強積金作為信貸擔保，以落實一項可持續運作的失業貸款政策。
If the Government fails to provide loan guarantee in the long run FLU suggests taking one step back and using the employees Mandatory Provident Fund as a loan guarantee with a view to implementing a sustainable unemployment loan policy
代理主席，根據政府統計處最近公布的失業數據，失業率是7.2%，失業人數達261,000人，同期就業不足率是4%，就業不足人數亦達154,000人。
Deputy President according to the unemployment figures recently released by the Census and Statistics Department the unemployment rate was 7.2 % and the number of unemployed persons reached 261 000; over the same period the underemployment rate was 4 % and the number of underemployed persons reached 154 000
勞工及福利局局長認為失業率見頂的可能性高，但失業率見頂又如何？
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare suggested that the unemployment rate had probably peaked
即使失業率回落，勞工及福利局是否便認為可以對失業僱員袖手旁觀？
So what? . Even if the unemployment rate falls does the Labour and Welfare Bureau think that it can simply sit back and do nothing to help the unemployed employees
況且，不少僱員對前景並不如局長般樂觀。
Moreover many employees are not as optimistic about the future as the Secretary
工友面對開工不足、被迫放取無薪假，生活壓力已越來越大，對政府增添不少怨氣。
Workers are living under increasing pressure because they have been underemployed and forced to take no - pay leave therefore adding to their resentment against the Government
代理主席，在增加職位方面，政府透過防疫抗疫基金在公私營機構設立共31,000個有時限職位，我對此表示歡迎。
Deputy President in order to increase the number of jobs the Government has created a total of 31 000 time - limited posts in the public and private sectors through the Anti - epidemic Fund
然而，政府必須加快推行，讓失業人士能盡快投入勞動市場，以解決短期失業或就業不足的情況。
I welcome this initiative . However the Government must expedite the effort to help the unemployed return to the labour market as soon as possible so as to solve the problem of short - term unemployment or underemployment
此外，政府計劃在社區疫苗接種中心開設2,000個短期職位，招聘旅遊業從業員。
In addition the Government has planned to create 2 000 short - term posts in the Community Vaccination Centres which will be filled by tourism practitioners
我期望政府能與持份者做好協調安排，希望這些短期職位能讓部分旅遊業界員工渡過寒冬。
I hope that the Government will make good coordination arrangements with the relevant stakeholders . Hopefully these short - term posts will help some employees in the tourism industry tide over the difficult period
此外，司長在預算案中提到，政府會邀請僱員再培訓局於7月推出第四期計劃，並擴闊計劃的課程選擇，提供更多網上課程，讓學員在疫情期間遙距學習。
In addition FS mentioned in the Budget that the Government will ask the Employees Retraining Board to launch the fourth tranche of the Love Upgrading Special Scheme in July and to provide more training options under the scheme and more online courses for trainees to engage in distance learning during the epidemic
除擴闊課程選擇外，我期望政府與企業合作，可以在課程完結後提供後續的工作安排，使學員除可增加技能外，亦能成功轉型或有短期的實習機會，有助他們在將來經濟復蘇後的就業發展。
Apart from providing more training options I hope that the Government will work with enterprises to provide follow - up job arrangements upon completion of the courses so that trainees cannot only enhance their skills but may also change career path successfully or take up short - term internship opportunities which will facilitate their career development as the economy recovers in the future . On the social welfare front compared with the revised estimate for 2020 - 2021 there will be an increase of 16.2 % in the estimated government recurrent spending on social welfare next year
在社會福利方面，與2020-2021年度修訂預算比較，來年社會福利經常開支預算的增幅為16.2%，是特區政府成立以來首次位列各政策組別的首位，佔整體政府經常開支的20.4%。
The recurrent expenditure on social welfare will account for 20.4 % of the overall government recurrent expenditure the highest among policy area groups for the first time since the establishment of the SAR Government
開支增長與資源善用並沒有必然的關係。
The increase in expenditure and better use of resources are not necessarily related
如兩期的"保就業"計劃共耗用公帑900億元，卻只保了企業而保不了僱員就業。
For example the two tranches of the Employment Support Scheme have expended 90 billion in public funds but only to save enterprises but not jobs of employees
局長經常強調增加資源，但我們更關注資源是否用得其所。
While FS has been stressing the need to increase resources we are more concerned about the proper use of resources
代理主席，新冠肺炎歷時超過1年，經歷多輪疫情爆發，能撐至今時今日，有賴香港一群默默守在醫療前線的醫護和支援人員，我們對他們表達衷心謝意。
Deputy President it has been more than a year since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus . Up till today we can only weather the previous waves of epidemic outbreak thanks to a group of local healthcare and supporting staff who have been working quietly at the healthcare front line . We owe them our deepest gratitude
我再次促請司長撥出資源，鼓勵香港醫護和支援人員的士氣，同時希望醫院管理局能善用資源，挽留醫護人手，為市民服務。
I once again urge FS to allocate resources to boost the morale of Hong Kongs healthcare and supporting staff . I also hope that the Hospital Authority will make optimal use of its resources to retain healthcare staff to serve members of the public
最後，公務員中醫診所先導計劃已推出1年，結果異常爆滿。
Lastly the pilot scheme on Civil Service Chinese medicine CM Clinics has been launched for a year . It turns out that the CM clinics have been fully booked
我促請當局盡快完成檢討並進入下一階段，務求增加服務量，回應公務員多年來的渴求。
I urge the authorities to complete the review of the scheme as soon as possible and proceed to the next stage with a view to increasing service capacity and responding to the long - standing demand of civil servants
代理主席，就這份財政預算案，財政司司長陳茂波多番強調是以逆周期的方法策劃，好像牙痛般說本年度會有大約2,576億元的赤字。
Deputy President speaking of this Budget Financial Secretary FS Paul CHAN has repeatedly emphasized its counter - cyclical nature and moaned that there would be a deficit of around 257.6 billion this year
然而，市民大眾看到這個數字只有一個反應，就是過去多年，政府在盈餘預算下"派糖"，其實大家都不知道派到哪裏去了；唯獨在今年這份赤字預算案，大家才看到有少許福利我強調是少許"硬橋硬馬"地落到香港市民手上。
Yet when members of the public looked at the figure they only have one question in mind Where had the money gone as the Government has handed out candies for so many years under surplus budgets? . Only in this years deficit Budget can we see some meagre welfare benefits―I want to highlight the word meagre―going into the pockets of Hong Kong people
第一，食物銀行恆常化。
The two most obvious measures are firstly the regularization of food banks
第二，放寬在職家庭津貼計劃的工時要求。
Secondly the relaxation of the working hour requirements under the Working Family Allowance Scheme
我不知道在座年資較深的議員是否記得，1998年時任財政司司長曾蔭權評價當時的金融風暴時，曾指斥當時有很多九流分析員，而他的分析是香港經濟兩年後便會復蘇。
I wonder if those more seasoned Members present recall that when the then FS Donald TSANG commented on the prevailing financial turmoil in 1998 he criticized that there were many bottom - class economic analysts back then
前兩天，花旗銀行公布了香港千萬富翁的調查數據，指在2020年年底坐擁1,000萬元以上淨資產的香港人有50多萬。
According to the survey data released by Citibank on Hong Kongs decamillionaires two days ago as at the end of 2020 more than 500 000 Hong Kong people owned net assets of at least 10 million each
在750萬人中，有50萬人擁有千萬元身家！
Out of a population of 7.5 million 500 000 people have 10 million in assets!
香港其實很富裕，財富在哪裏？
Hong Kong is really very rich but where is the wealth?
這個是甚麼數字，代理主席？
What does this figure mean Deputy President?
堅尼系數無法解釋，在香港這個富裕的地方，為何貧富差距如此嚴重，卻依然相對太平？
There is something the Gini coefficient cannot explain . How come in this wealthy city of Hong Kong where the wealth gap is so wide it still remains relatively peaceful?
因為此事根本超出預算案可以處理的範疇。
Because they have gone beyond the scope of the Budget
如果問我兩屆特首在任內的表現如何，我認為差不多，可以做好一點。
If I am asked to comment on the performance of the two Chief Executives during their terms of office I would say they are more or less the same but could have done better
可惜的是，我們的特首現在認為香港最壞的時間已經過去。
Unfortunately our incumbent Chief Executive now thinks that the most difficult time for Hong Kong is over
另一個數字是失業率。
Unemployment rate is another figure to be discussed
特首卻說香港最壞的時間已經過去，不是吧？
Yet the Chief Executive said that the most difficult time for Hong Kong was over
我對這項措施只有一個評價：立意不良的政策不會得到良好反應。
My only comment on this initiative is An ill - intentioned policy will not be well received
如果政府是想借此措施托市、借市民的手托市，必然會帶來極沉重的交易成本。
If this government initiative is intended to prop up the market through the hands of the masses it would involve considerable transaction costs
我正在節衣縮食。
I have been tightening my belt
立意不良的政策是不會得到好評價的......
An ill - intentioned policy will not be well received
主席，疫情持續多時，特區政府其間雖已撥出大量資源協助市民共渡難關和採取防疫抗疫措施，但仍有很多市民處於水深火熱之中。
President as the epidemic persists many people are now in dire straits despite the SAR Governments generous allocation of resources to help people tide over the difficulties and introduce anti - epidemic measures
我相信疫情總會過去，但疫情過後如何令香港重拾長遠經濟發展動力，這才是財政預算案需要解答的問題。
I am sure the epidemic will end someday but how can Hong Kong regain its momentum of long - term economic growth after the epidemic is the question that the Budget has to answer
主席，由於民建聯的議員有不同的分工，而我的同事已就預算案中的房屋、衞生及交通等措施發言，所以我今天會集中就我負責的兩個範圍發言，包括經濟的長遠發展及司法。
President given the division of labour among the Members belonging to the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong Budget initiatives on housing health and transport have already been covered by my colleagues . Therefore today I will mainly speak on the two areas that I am responsible namely long - term economic development and administration of justice
首先談談經濟的長遠發展。
I will start with long - term economic development
過去20多年，香港經濟產業單一化，連固有的四大支柱產業也變得越來越單薄。
Over the past 20 years or so Hong Kongs industries have become increasingly homogenous and our four long - standing pillar industries have also been weakened