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無論遠至外國或近於深圳灣管制站，都有實行"一地兩檢"的經驗，所以我們有信心透過參考這些例子，以及與內地相關部委的積極研究商討，能在符合《基本法》和"一國兩制"的原則下於西九龍總站落實"一地兩檢"。
There is experience in implementing co - location no matter in other countries or in the Shenzhen Bay Control Point . We are therefore confident that through making reference to such examples and active discussion with the relevant Mainland authorities we can implement co - location at WKT in compliance with the Basic Law and the principle of one country two systems
政府了解香港社會上對"一地兩檢"安排的關注，尤其高鐵香港段是一項對香港未來的重要投資，所以日後在公布"一地兩檢"方案後，必定有充分機會聽取社會各界的意見，期望在開放及理性討論的基礎上，早日在高鐵通車前敲定"一地兩檢"的安排，讓其發揮最大效益，惠澤廣大市民。
The Government understands the publics concern about the co - location arrangement especially when the XRL is an important investment on Hong Kongs future . Therefore the Government will allow ample opportunities to listen to the views of the public after the proposal for implementing co - location of CIQ facilities is announced . We hope that we can based on open and rational discussion finalize the co - location arrangements as soon as possible before the XRL commences operation so that the XRL can realize the maximum benefits it can bring to the public
局長在作出主體答覆時，花了很多時間講解高鐵，但卻未有觸及我的主體質詢的核心問題。
When giving the main reply the Secretary spent much time on explaining XRL but missed the core of my main question
一俟有確定方案，我們定必盡快向立法會和社會大眾匯報，亦會有時間讓社會各界表達意見。
Once we come up with a final plan we will definitely report to the Legislative Council and the public as soon as possible . Also all walks of society will have time to express their views
我剛才提到將來會推展本地立法工作。
I mentioned earlier that we will proceed with local legislative work in the future
主席，高鐵的確令人相當頭痛，因為有很多問題尚未解決。
President XRL is really a headache since many issues remain unresolved
現在，局長說目標是在2018年第三季通車。
The Secretary now says that the target is to have it commissioned in the third quarter of 2018
如果一名內地的列車職員在九龍總站範圍受賄，我想問局長，應該由ICAC處理，還是由中華人民共和國最高人民檢察院反貪污賄賂總局處理呢？
If a Mainland railway employee accepts bribes within the area of WKT can the Secretary tell me if the case should be handled by ICAC or the Anti - Corruption - and - Bribery Bureau of the Supreme Peoples Procuratorate of the Peoples Republic of China?
"香港勝在有ICAC"。
Hong Kong Our Advantage is ICAC
旅客是在香港的範圍內完成香港的出境及清關手續後才進入內地管制的範圍。
Travellers complete the CIQ procedures within the Hong Kong area before entering the area controlled by the Mainland
至於具體如何應用法律，我在作出主體答覆時說過當中涉及比較複雜的憲制、法律及運作問題，而我們一直是在符合《基本法》及"一國兩制"的前提下進行商討。
Regarding how specifically the law is applied I said in my main reply that it involves rather complicated constitutional legal and operational issues and we have been conducting the discussion under the premise that the Basic Law and one country two systems principle are complied with
主席，憲制問題是複雜的。
President constitutional issues are complicated
由2010年到2017年，7年已過但仍未能解決。
It has been seven years from 2010 to 2017 yet they remain unresolved
我之前不斷問局長會否提出"兩地兩檢"方案讓我們"袋住先"，但局長斷言不會考慮。
I have kept asking the Secretary earlier whether there would be a separate - location proposal for us to pocket it first but the Secretary asserted that he would not consider that
局長，我是基督徒。
Secretary I am a Christian
高鐵將於2018年第三季通車。
XRL will commence operation in the third quarter of 2018
當我們有條件公布時，方案的內容一定是比較全面的。
When the time is right for us to make an announcement the plan will definitely be more comprehensive
"一地兩檢"並非新事物。
Co - location is nothing new
我剛才列舉的任何一種模式都符合《基本法》。
All the models I cited earlier comply with the Basic Law
香港和內地都有先例，那便是深圳灣管制站。
There is a precedent in Hong Kong and the Mainland the Shenzhen Bay Control Point
不過，我們一定會以明年第三季通車作為目標，抓緊工作。
Yet our target is definitely to see the commissioning in the third quarter next year and we will keep an eye on the time frame to get our work done
我認為局長未有直接回答我的問題。
I think the Secretary has not directly answered my question
如果議員不滿意，可以循其他途徑跟進。
If you are dissatisfied you may follow up through other channels
主席，我申報我是原居民，也是鄉議局主席。
President I declare in the first place that I am an indigenous villager and also the Chairman of Heung Yee Kuk
《認可鄉村名冊》是地政總署核准男性新界原居民，申請在村內範圍興建新界小型屋宇的重要文件。
The List of Recognized Villages the List is an important document based on which the Lands Department LandsD vets and approves applications from New Territories indigenous male villagers for grant to build New Territories small houses within the environs of the villages concerned
地政總署在考慮應否把某鄉村納入名冊時，會顧及幾個基本準則，包括i所涉鄉村必須在1898年已經存在，以及該鄉村已納入丈量約份地圖和集體政府契約內。
When considering whether a certain village should be included in the List LandsD takes into account several basic criteria including i the village involved must have been in existence in 1898 and ii the village has been included in the Demarcation District sheets and the Block Government Leases
本人接獲不同鄉村居民的投訴，縱使他們已提供相關文獻及資料，以證明有關鄉村自1898年起已存在，但地政總署仍不批准他們所提把其鄉村納入《名冊》的申請。
I have received complaints from residents of different villages alleging that LandsD did not approve their applications for including their villages in the List even though they had provided the relevant documents and information to prove that the villages concerned have been in existence since 1898
例如，荃灣下花山村村民20多年前已提出納入名冊申請，並提供了高空圖片、新聞剪報、社區人士見證等證據，以證明該村在1945年前已有人居住，但地政總署卻以"該村已荒廢"為由拒絕申請。
For instance villagers from Ha Fa Shan Village in Tsuen Wan filed an application for inclusion more than two decades ago and provided proof such as aerial photographs press cuttings and testimonies from members of the community proving that the village was inhabited before 1945 but LandsD rejected the application on the ground that the village had been deserted
然而，鄉議局及前規劃地政科在1991年聯合編製的《新界原有鄉村名冊》卻包含下花山村。
However Ha Fa Shan Village was included in the List of Established Villages which was jointly compiled by Heung Yee Kuk and the former Planning and Lands Branch in 1991
根據有關政策，一般來說，年滿18歲，父系源自1898年時為香港新界認可鄉村居民的男性原居村民，得以一生人一次向當局申請，在其所屬鄉村內的合適土地上建造一所小型屋宇自住。
Under the Policy in general a male indigenous villager aged 18 years old or above who is descended through the male line from a resident in 1898 of a recognized village in the New Territories may apply to the authority once during his lifetime for permission to build for himself a small house on a suitable site within his own village
為推行小型屋宇政策，《認可鄉村名冊》的初稿於1973年訂定，當年名冊載有591條認可鄉村。
To implement the Policy the first version of the List of Recognized Villages which contained 591 recognized villages was drawn up in 1973
當時有些鄉村並無列入名冊內，原因是當中大部分或因位置偏遠、地點不便或經濟/社會因素導致政府認為有關鄉村已荒廢多年。
Some villages were not included in the List of Recognized Villages probably due to remoteness inconvenient location or economicsocial factors leading to the Governments belief that most of such villages had been deserted for years
其後經進一步核實糾正，符合資格的鄉村已在1973年後數年間先後被列入該名冊內。
Upon further subsequent verification and rectification eligible villages were added to the List of Recognized Villages in the early years after 1973
目前全港獲核准的認可鄉村共642條。
At present there are a total of 642 approved recognized villages in the territory
事實上，個別鄉村是否被納入為執行地租優惠而設的《原有鄉村名冊》，只視乎地政總署署長可否根據《地租條例》藉審查集體契約的附表而令他信納某鄉村在1898年已在香港存在，這與個別鄉村能否被列入《認可鄉村名冊》所須符合的條件，有所不同。
Hence the two lists should not be compared in the same light . In fact whether an individual village could be included in the List of Established Villages compiled for the purpose of rent concessions is solely subject to whether the Director of Lands is satisfied under the Ordinance that the individual village was in existence in Hong Kong in 1898 by examining the schedule to the Block Government Leases . This is different from the criteria which an individual village has to meet in order for it to be included in the List of Recognized Villages
一般而言，在考慮及審核每宗申請個案時，地政總署會參考集體契約內有關的資料、在1899年至1904年間制訂的丈量約份地圖、舊有的航攝照片及分區地政處的檔案紀錄，亦會進行實地視察，以了解有關鄉村及村民聚居的情況。
Generally speaking LandsD considers and examines each application by making reference to the relevant information in the Block Government Leases the Demarcation District sheets produced between 1899 and 1904 old aerial photographs and file records in the District Lands Offices and by conducting site inspections with a view to looking into the situation of the villages concerned and the signs of habitation by the villagers concerned
由於每宗個案有其獨特性，地政總署處理申請所需時間會視乎個案本身涉及事項的性質和複雜程度而有所差異。
Given the unique circumstances of each case the actual processing time taken by LandsD varies depending on the nature and complexity of the matters involved in the case itself
就地政總署近年處理的個案而言，處理申請所需時間一般約為16至36個月不等。
As far as cases processed by LandsD in recent years are concerned the actual processing time generally ranged from about 16 months and 36 months
至於質詢所引述的荃灣下花山村，地政總署於1996年接獲該鄉村的申請，要求將其列入《認可鄉村名冊》內。
As for Ha Fa Shan Village in Tsuen Wan referred to in the question LandsD received an application from the village in 1996 for inclusion in the List of Recognized Villages
然而，由於該鄉村亦未能完全符合上文第一部分所述的5個基本條件，故地政總署未能將該鄉村列入《認可鄉村名冊》內。
However the village also failed to fully meet the five basic criteria mentioned in part 1 above and hence was not included in the List of Recognized Villages by LandsD
三 在審核每宗申請時，地政總署首要參考上文第一部分所述的資料及進行實地視察，以了解有關鄉村及村民聚居的情況。
3 LandsD examines each application primarily by making reference to information mentioned in part 1 above and by conducting site inspections with a view to looking into the situation of the villages concerned and the signs of habitation by the villagers concerned
主席，下花山村村民跟我說他們的最新情況，政府計劃將該村納入綠化地帶。
President villagers from Ha Fa Shan Village have updated me on their latest situation recently . They say that the Government has plans to include their village in the Green Belt
我要求當日負責的部門提供巡查紀錄，包括巡查日期、時間、所到過的山頭，以及照片證明。
I demand that the department in charge of the inspection that day provides the inspection record including details of the date time mountain visited and photographs as proofs
局長在主體答覆提及的其中一個基本條件是，必須"自1945年以來連續有原居村民在該鄉村聚居"。
As mentioned in the Secretarys main reply one of the basic condition was there must be signs of continuous habitation by indigenous villagers within the village since 1945
1945年是日本在二戰投降和香港重光的一年，因為戰爭緣故，很多村民流離失所，甚至家破人亡，需要一段時間後才能重歸舊地，回到鄉村居住。
1945 is a year that marked the liberation of Hong Kong from the Japanese occupation following Japans surrender in the Second World War . Many of the villagers lost their homes as they were displaced by war and some families were even torn apart then . It took quite a long while before they could return to the village to live in their old homes
作為負責任的政府，實在不宜以這項規例處理如下花山村的個案。
Thus it is inappropriate for a responsible government to apply the said criteria especially in handling the case of Ha Fa Shan Village
政府可否考慮以特事特辦的方式處理該問題？
Will the Government consider taking a special - arrangements - for - special - cases approach to address the issue concerned?
主席，多謝劉業強議員提出補充質詢。
President I thank Mr Kenneth LAU for his supplementary question
主席，就荃灣下花山村的申請，根據地政總署的紀錄，第一個原因是，政府從未在新界小型屋宇政策實施前，以優惠條件批出在該處興建鄉村屋宇。這是它不獲接納列入《認可鄉村名冊》的其中一個原因。第二個原因是，地政總署當時曾展開調查，包括進行實地視察，認為該村早已荒廢，沒有居民在該處居住。
President as regards the application submitted by Ha Fa Shan Village in Tsuen Wan according to the records of LandsD it was rejected because first village houses had not been granted on concessionary terms in that village before the implementation of the Policy which was one of the reasons why the village failed to be included in the List of Established Villages; second by the time LandsD launched investigations into the case including the site inspection it considered the village a long deserted one without any villagers dwelling in it
同時，有關申請所提交的資料文件，亦未能證明有關村民在第二次世界大戰後至今，持續以該村作為居住地方。
Meanwhile the information papers provided in relation to the application failed to serve as evidence for proving that the village has been continuously inhabited by those villagers after the Second World War was over up to the present
主席，在此我要指出，在處理這些申請時，必須一視同仁，請恕我們不能輕易以特事特辦的形式來處理任何一宗個案。尤其必須指出的是，正如我上月到來回答議員質詢時已提及，小型屋宇政策正面對司法覆核程序，因此，我們更不能輕率行事，偏離一貫做法。
President I have to point out here that each application must be given equal treatment and I hope you will understand that we are not in a position to make special arrangements for any cases so lightly in particular for the reason I mentioned when giving replies to Members questions here last month since the Policy is now under judicial review we must be even more careful not to deviate from our usual practice so lightly
村民提交了二戰前集體官批的資料、所有年度的航拍照片、政府於1963年派當區專員探訪該村的紀錄，以及1960年該村的人口普查名冊，而理民府更在1970年批出下花山神龕公告。
Its villagers furnished to the relevant departments information on Block Government Leases before the Second World War aerial photographs of all years records documenting the visit paid to the village by the District Officer in 1963 together with the register of the 1960 population census for the village and the District Office even issued the Ha Fa Shan shrine notice in 1970
前荃灣理民府兼市鎮專員許舒先生，亦擔任專家證人，證明居民一直以來都是在該處居住。
Besides Mr James William HAYES former Town Manager District Officer Tsuen Wan acted as an expert witness to testify that the villagers have all along been living in the village
主席，多謝陳恒鑌議員提出質詢。
President I thank Mr CHAN Han - pan for his question
但是，我相信地政總署並非簡單地單憑這點便否決讓該村加入《認可鄉村名冊》。正如我剛才所說，根據地政總署向我提供的資料，除在上次審查時認為該村早已荒廢外，在小型屋宇政策實施前，政府從未在該處以優惠條件批出過鄉村屋宇。這是5項條件中的一項基本條件。
Nevertheless I trust that LandsD did not reject to include the village in the List of Established Villages simply because of this
主席，根據政府主體答覆的第v項，條件之一是"必須仍有跡象顯示，自1945年以來連續有原居村民在該鄉村聚居"。
President according to item v of the Governments main reply one of the conditions being there must be signs of continuous habitation by indigenous villagers within the village since 1945
我想問有沒有出現過一些情況，例如現有原居村因有村民離散或離開而被除名的情況？
I would like to ask if there is any instances in which say an indigenous village was delisted due to scattering or departure of its villagers?
主席，多謝尹兆堅議員提問。
President I thank Mr Andrew WAN for his question
我想問一問，看看我有沒有聽錯，主席。
I want to make sure if I got it right President
就這些情況，現有機制會否處理呢？
Will such instances be dealt with under the existing mechanism?
主席，目前而言，不曾有鄉村因為剛才尹議員所提及的原因而被除名。
President no village has ever been delisted so far for the very reason mentioned by Mr WAN just now
主席，剛才局長在答覆時表示，不希望特事特辦，但陳恒鑌議員並不是要求局長特事特辦，只是問如何證明這條村一直有人 聚居？
President the Secretary has indicated in his reply just now that he does not wish to make special arrangements for a special case but Mr CHAN Han - pan is not asking the Secretary to make special arrangements for a special case . He is only seeking the answer to the question of how to prove that the village has all along been inhabited
前面有一疊航拍照片，自1920年代、1950年代、1970至1990年代，全部均顯示那裏是有人聚居的，但政府卻要求他們提供公用事業的單據，我們剛才已經說明，村落因為當時並無水電供應而無法提供，至於曾否獲提供優惠政策方面，村民有自己的土地可以建屋。
All of them show that the village has been inhabited but still the Government requires them to provide bills of public utilities as proofs . We have clearly stated just now that it is impossible for the villagers to provide such proofs since both water supply and power supply were not available in those days . As to whether the village houses had been granted on concessionary terms well the villagers have their own land for construction of houses
主席，正如我剛才的答覆所指出，如果一條村落當年並無水電供應，自然沒有這些證據，也不能強人所難，要求對方提交這些證據。
President as I have mentioned in my reply just now such bills do not exist at all if the public utilities were not yet available in the village in those days and we cannot impose on them such a difficult task as to provide this kind of proofs
我亦要指出，這並不是唯一一個否決一條村被列入《認可鄉村名冊》的原因。
Also I wish to point out that this is not the sole reason for rejecting to include a village in the List of Established Villages
如何證明一條村落連續有人居住呢？
And then how to prove continuous inhabitation within a village?
剛才兩位議員曾提述不同文件，他們可以聯絡地政總署，我也可以請地政總署的同事根據村民和各位剛才提述的證明文件而審視申請，這是可以的。
The two Members have referred to different documents just now . They can contact LandsD and I can ask my colleagues in LandsD to examine afresh the application based the document proofs mentioned by the villagers and Members . It is advisable to do so
甚至如果他們能夠提供一些新的資料，地政總署也會考慮，這是第一點。
LandsD will also take into account any new information if they can provide . This is the first point
主席，我認為何俊賢議員沒有聽清楚我的答覆。
President I think Mr Steven HO did not hear my reply clearly
我剛才已經說明，沒有這些公用設施，自然沒有單據，地政總署考慮村落是否有人居住時，會一併考慮其他的證明文件，也會重新審視，如果大家有新的資料，也可以提供。
I have made it clear just now that the bills do not exist at all since public utilities were not available then . LandsD will take into account other document proofs altogether in considering whether the village is inhabited by people . It will also examine afresh the proofs so you may provide new information if any for its consideration
主席，香港的司法制度十分尊重口頭證供，特別是如果有人願意經宣誓下作供，由於涉及刑事後果，所以更為着重。
President oral evidence has been held in considerable respect under the judicial system of Hong Kong where a great deal of importance has been attached particularly to evidence given on oath as criminal liability is involved
就這方面，當局能否檢視現時所謂的5個基本條件，以及曾否作出修訂？
In this connection can the authorities review the so - called five basic criteria and have they ever been amended?
如 果沒有，會否修訂？
If not will they be amended?
主席，正如我在主體答覆中指出，我們會參考這些資料，至於經宣誓所提交的資料可否作為補充證據這一點，我們可以把它列作參考的補充證據，但如果單憑口頭宣誓作為一項證據以作出決定性的決定，我相信會有一定難度。
President as I have pointed out in my main reply we will make reference to such information . As to whether information provided on oath can be accepted as supplementary evidence well it can be listed as supplementary evidence but it will be quite difficult to make a crucial decision on the sole basis of oral evidence given on oath
可以這樣說，不排除這項證據會被接納，但如有其他條件能配合這項證據，我相信地政總署會作出適當考慮。
I would say I will not rule out the admissibility of such evidence but trust that LandsD will give it due consideration with the support from other proofs
《2019年撥款條例草案》的支出總額是5,157億元，佔本地生產總值超過20%，是相當驚人的支出。
The expenditure proposed in the Appropriation Bill 2019 totals 515.7 billion accounting for over 20 % of the Gross Domestic Product
例如我本行的會計師事務所，在招聘畢業生時十分困難，即使聘請到人手，他們往往也在兩三個月後離職。
In my sector for instance it is very difficult for accountants firms to recruit graduates and even if they can the new recruits will often quit after working for a couple of months
當然，政府現時經常談論大灣區的流通，但我可以肯定地告訴政府，國際流通是同樣重要的。
Of course the Government always talks about flows in the Greater Bay Area now but I can assure the Government that flows at the international level are equally important
財經事務及庫務局下亦有一個負責採購及投標政策的部門。
Under the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau there is also a department in charge of the procurement and tendering policies
在過往一兩年，我也在政府帳目委員會不斷提出批評，究竟我們的採購政策和投標政策是否只以價低者得作為原則呢？
Over the past year or two I have repeatedly made criticisms in the Public Accounts Committee and questioned whether our policies on procurement and tendering should be premised only on the principle that the lowest bid wins
價低者得的做法，對於一些比較複雜的大型建設或高科技項目，似乎並不適合。
The approach of the lowest bid wins seems to be not suitable for the more complex large - scale development or high - tech projects
我亦聽到財政司司長在本財政年度的財政預算案中指出，創新和科技是非常重要的指標，在某些投標或採購政策中，科技或創新的評分比重會有所增加，甚至會蓋過價錢的考慮。
I also heard the Financial Secretary say in the Budget for this financial year that innovation and technology are important indicators and that in certain policies on tendering or procurement the weighting of technology or innovation will be increased even to the extent of overriding the cost consideration
我最近曾與多間跨國企業討論一個問題，也就是關於供應鏈的問題，這可能是財政司司長在採購和投標的政策上未有考慮的。
Recently I have had discussions with a number of multinational corporations on an issue relating to the supply chain which may not have been taken into consideration by the Financial Secretary in the context of the procurement and tendering policies
所謂供應鏈的考慮，意思是在一個採購項目中，我們必須考慮供應商有否考慮到環境、可持續發展及管治的因素，而我強烈感覺到政府完全沒有重視這方面的考慮。
Consideration of the supply chain means that in a procurement exercise we must consider whether the supplier has taken into account such factors as the environment sustainable development and governance and I have a very strong feeling that the Government has not given any weight to these considerations
在國際上，香港越來越為其他國家所詬病，他們會問，"你們的供應商究竟有否聘用'童工'、'黑工'或一些被剝削的勞工？
Hong Kong has been criticized more and more by other countries in the international community and we will be asked whether our suppliers have hired child labourers illegal workers or workers who are subjected to exploitation
這是萬眾密切留意的。
These are issues that many members of the public are closely watching
除了上述的一些較宏觀的政策之外，我覺得本港的稅務政策必須與時並進，亦必須推出更多有效的稅務措施。
Apart from the more macroscopic policies I mentioned just now I think the tax policy of Hong Kong must be kept abreast of the times and it is necessary to introduce more effective tax measures
如果明年可以在另一總目獨立處理稅務政策組的撥款，我認為是比較合適的。
I think it is more appropriate for the funding for the Tax Policy Unit to be dealt with independently under a separate head next year
他們都發出會心微笑，因為他們覺得只要香港通過該條例草案，很多公司便會把地區總部從香港搬至新加坡。
They all gave a knowing smile for they think that with the passage of that Bill in Hong Kong many companies would then relocate their regional headquarters in Hong Kong to Singapore
昨天，美中經濟與安全審查委員會發表了一份報告，指出《2019年逃犯及刑事事宜相互法律協助法例條例草案》會對美國在香港的投資帶來極大的風險，是極大的風險。
Yesterday the US - China Economic and Security Review Commission published a report pointing out that the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 would pose significant risks and I stress significant risks to the investments of the United States in Hong Kong
財政司司長剛才提及的所有外在的不穩定因素，我想全部加起來也不能與這項條例草案所帶來的不明朗因素相比。
I think even if all the external factors of instability mentioned by the Financial Secretary earlier are added together they still cannot be compared to the uncertainties brought about by this Bill
其實，歐盟本身是有內部評估機制的，所以，如果我們明年的國際形勢並非那麼美好，再加上這項令投資者驚惶失措的條例草案，我可以很肯定地說，我們的經濟增長可能出現負數值。
Actually EU has its internal assessment mechanism . So if the international developments next year are not that promising coupled with this Bill which terrifies the investors I can assert that our economic growth is likely to register a negative value
很多朋友問我對預算案的投票意向為何。
Many friends have asked me how I am going to vote on the Budget
主席，我會就《2019年撥款條例草案》提出一些方向性、概念性的評論和批評，其餘主要圍繞總目62和總目184發言。
Chairman I will make some directional or conceptual comments and criticisms on the Appropriation Bill 2019 . The remainder of my speech will focus mainly on head 62 and head 184
今次財政預算案提到未來數年的基建開支預計會增加至每年超過1,000億元，這是個驚人的數字。
According to the Budget the estimated annual expenditure on infrastructure in the next few years will increase to more than 100 billion which is an astonishing figure
從財政預算案的補編中可見，根據政府的中期預測，基本工程儲備基金的開支會由2019-2020年度約850億元大幅飆升至2022-2023年度的1,477億元，4個年度的累計增幅竟然高達73.5%，遠高於經濟增長、通脹，以及任何民生開支的增長幅度。
As we can see in the Supplement to the Budget according to the medium range forecast by the Government the expenditure under the Capital Works Reserve Fund will be increased substantially from approximately 85 billion in 2019 - 2020 to 147.7 billion in 2022 - 2023 representing a cumulative increase of 73.5 % in four years which is much higher than the economic growth inflation rate and the increase rate on any livelihood expenditures
政府聲稱有足夠財政能力實現"明日大嶼願景"，但實際是藉現時基金撥款制度的黑洞去揮金如土。
The Government claimed to have sufficient financial capacity to implement the Lantau Tomorrow Vision but in fact it is taking advantage of the black hole in the existing appropriation system to squander money
當預算案計劃在未來透過基本工程儲備基金大灑金錢、毫花千億元於基建的同時，很多民生項目，例如房屋和醫療等開支卻是九牛一毛。
The Budget on the one hand plans to dish out hundreds of billions of dollars from the Capital Works Reserve Fund on infrastructure while on the other is being miserly in spending on items affecting peoples livelihood such as housing and health care
所以，即使增加撥款，如果只從硬件着手，而不是從源頭遏抑需求，回應人口已超負荷的問題，根本不能減輕前線醫護人員的壓力，這是非常可惜的。
Hence even with the additional funding the pressure exerted on frontline health care personnel cannot be relieved if we only tackle hardware issues rather than suppressing the demand at source and addressing the population overload . This is most regrettable
在房屋方面，預算案沒有提出任何住宅限購令我和新民主同盟曾多次向財政司司長提出建議預算案亦隻字不提如何遏抑投資、炒賣、境外或境外公司需求。
In respect of housing the Budget did not propose any purchase restriction on residential properties a restriction which the Neo Democrats and I have repeatedly proposed to the Financial Secretary neither did it mention how to curb investment speculation or demands from overseas or overseas companies