Borrison/hk-legicost huggingface dataset:
雖然我們在席IQ"爆棚"的勞工及福利局局長上月初在其網誌提到，社會計算堅尼系數方法一直不公道，應該採用"除稅及福利轉移後"的數值才正確，但是即使按其說法，過去20年，香港的堅尼系數一樣都未低過0.47，難怪一次又一次觸發不同的社會危機。
Our Secretary for Labour and Welfare who is present and has an IQ off the charts mentioned in hiqqs blog early last month that the community had been using an unfair method to calculate the Gini coefficient and that data based on post - tax post - social transfer monthly household income should be used for correct calculation but even based on what he said the Gini coefficient for Hong Kong has never been lower than 0.47 in the past 20 years . No wonder different social crises have been triggered one after another
因此，國務院韓正副總理於今年3月曾敦促香港真的要處理房屋問題，而夏寶龍主任更於7月再次提醒，香港要解決令人困擾和擔心的房屋問題。
For this reason Vice Premier of the State Council HAN Zheng in March this year urged Hong Kong to really tackle the housing problem and Director XIA Baolong in July reminded us again the need for Hong Kong to solve the troubling and worrying housing problem
我們要在2049年告別"劏房"和"籠屋"，其實政府真的要 加大力度，要"多、快、醒"，創造好環境，解決我們的土地問題。
We need to bid farewell to subdivided flats and caged homes by 2049 . In fact the Government should really step up its efforts to build a better environment with greater concern faster response and smarter services with a view to solving our land problem
只要人人有樓住，我相信貧富懸殊問題也可以漸見改善，從而減低社會很多問題及不同的怨氣，相對來說也起到一定作用。
As long as everyone has accommodation I believe it is possible to see the problem of disparity between the rich and the poor gradually improve which is also to a certain extent effective in reducing many problems and different grievances in society
主席，我有一些建議給政府，希望我們在席兩位局長都能夠認真聆聽。
President I have some suggestions for the Government and hope that the two Secretaries present seriously listen to them
主席，我建議政府應該要市民支持政府。如何令市民支持政府呢？
President I suggest that the Government should engage the public to support the Government
我認為政府應該趁現時政治改革的黃金機會，勇於推動政策變革，不要再畏首畏尾，無所作為，亦不要憑藉過往倡議的"大市場，小政府"這個口號作為政府不做事的擋箭牌。
In my view it should seize this golden opportunity for political reform to audaciously promote policy changes . It should no longer hesitate and do nothing nor use the slogan of big market small government advocated in the past as an excuse for its inaction
我特別希望特區的官員可以借鑒內地的"倒逼機制"來提高施政效能，不要再官僚地把責任推來推去。
I particularly hope that SAR officials will take a cue from the Mainlands reverse coercion mechanism to enhance the effectiveness of governance and stop passing the buck around in a bureaucratic manner
我相信大家也知道，我們要訂立一個很明確的目標，透過責任落實、問題解決，對各級負責人實現有力的約束。
I believe we all know the need to set a very clear target for responsibility implementation and problem solving as a forceful means to bind those in charge at various levels
習近平主席因此亦曾指出："改革由問題倒逼而產生，又在不斷解決問題中得以深化。
For this reason President XI Jinping has also pointed out that existing problems have forced us to reform and reforms are deepened once problems are tackled and solved
我舉一個例子，我和民建聯從2017年甚至更早已督促政府修訂《長遠房屋策略》當中提到供應推算的方程式，把3年"上樓"的目標列入需求因素內，確保《長策》在制訂房屋供應目標時，能夠與政府向市民承諾3年"上樓"這個目標掛鈎。
Let me cite an example . Since 2017 or even earlier the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong and I have been urging the Government to revise the formula for housing supply projection in the Long Term Housing Strategy LTHS by including the objective of three - year waiting time for PRH allocation as a demand component so as to ensure that the housing supply target set under LTHS is pegged to the objective of three - year waiting time for PRH allocation as pledged by the Government to the public
這其實與"倒逼機制"同出一轍，希望官員可以有擔當，明確目標，不同職級的公務員做好問責的角色。
This actually lies in the same vein as the reverse coercion mechanism with the hope that government officials are committed with clear objectives and civil servants of different ranks properly play their roles with accountability . President the Government can no longer use any slogan as an excuse
《公共財政條例》第9條規定："在結算任何財政年度的帳目時，記在任何總目上的開支如超逾撥款條例撥予該總目的款額，超額之數須包括在追加撥款條例草案內，而該條例草案須在出現該超額開支的財政年度終結後，於切實可行範圍內盡快提交立法會。
Section 9 of the Public Finance Ordinance stipulates that If at the close of account for any financial year it is found that expenditure charged to any head is in excess of the sum appropriated for that head by an Appropriation Ordinance the excess shall be included in a Supplementary Appropriation Bill which shall be introduced into the Legislative Council as soon as practicable after the close of the financial year to which the excess expenditure relates
" 2020-2021財政年度已經完結，在84個開支總目中，有8個超出《2020年撥款條例》原先撥給該等總目的款項。
The financial year 2020 - 2021 has ended and 8 of the 84 Heads of Expenditure exceeded the sums originally appropriated for those Heads in the Appropriation Ordinance 2020
有關的額外支出，主要是為了向防疫抗疫基金及資本投資基金注資，以及推出百分百擔保個人特惠貸款計劃與撥款資助海洋公園公司。
The additional expenditure was mainly incurred for the injection of funds into the Anti - epidemic Fund and the Capital Investment Fund as well as for the introduction of the 100 % Personal Loan Guarantee Scheme and the funding of the Ocean Park Corporation
所有超額開支均已獲得財務委員會批准或該委員會授權批准，給予追加撥款。
All the expenditure in excess has been approved by the Finance Committee or under the powers delegated by it
其實，他共有4個期盼，當中最多人談論的，便是告別"劏房"和"籠屋"，甚至當天有不少報章亦以此為頭條標題。
In fact he has four expectations all told with the most talked about being saying goodbye to subdivided units and caged homes which even grabbed the headlines on that day
然而，本港"劏房"和"籠屋"的問題，是否單純土地及房屋問題呢？
Yet are the problems associated with subdivided units and caged homes in Hong Kong purely an issue about land and housing supply?
事實上，這涉及貧富懸殊，問題的核心在於基層市民，甚或不同階層市民負擔房屋的能力一直下降，即每一階層市民所能負擔的房屋，其實是越來越少。
Actually they have something to do with the disparity between the rich and the poor . The core problem actually lies in the constantly deteriorating housing affordability among grass - roots people or even people from different social strata . That is to say there are fewer and fewer affordable housing units available to people of each social stratum
市民負擔房屋的能力下降，是由於過去十多二十年間，香港的房價和樓市不斷上升，相對於我們的工資增長而言，根本不成比例，工資增長追不上房價增長，於是便形成每個階層也缺乏可負擔房屋。
Peoples housing affordability has deteriorated over the past decade or two because of the spiralling property prices and the continually booming property market in Hong Kong which are relative to our wages growth utterly out of proportion . The rise in house prices has outpaced our wages growth thus resulting in a scarcity of affordable housing for people at each stratum
其實，除"四個期盼"外，夏主任亦具體地指出，管治者要"消除影響香港社會政治生態好轉的各種痼疾，衝破制約香港經濟發展和民生改善的各種利益藩籬，有效破解住房、就業、醫療、貧富懸殊等突出問題，不斷提高特別行政區治理能力和水準"。
In fact Mr XIA has specifically pointed out that in addition to the four expectations the administrators should eliminate the various chronic illnesses that get in the way of the recovery of Hong Kongs socio - political ecology break through various interest barriers restricting Hong Kongs economic development and the improvement of peoples livelihoods effectively crack the prominent problems in Hong Kong such as those related to housing employment healthcare and wealth gap and continuously improve the competence and standard of governance of the Special Administrative Region SAR
由此可見，解決香港深層次矛盾並不單指解決住屋問題，故特區政府別以為藉覓得更多土地興建更多公屋以處理土地及房屋的供求問題，便可以交差了事。
This tells us that resolving the deep - seated conflicts in Hong Kong does not simply mean addressing the housing issue . And so the SAR Government should not think that it can just phone it in by finding more land for building more public housing units to address the issue about land and housing supplydemand
其實，最重要的，是如何解決社會資源分配不均及收窄貧富差距，這是特區政府及每一位治港的愛國者不可推卸的任務。
Most importantly in fact we should work out ways to eradicate the uneven distribution of social resources and narrow the gap between the rich and the poor . This is an inescapable task of the SAR Government and every patriot administering Hong Kong
因此，特區政府有必要改變思維，摒棄以往"小政府、大市場"或"重商輕民"的原則，不能再對社會資源分配不均視若無睹，或將貧富懸殊視為資本主義的必然結果而選擇不作為，繼續默許資本家壟斷市場，窒礙其他產業發展。
Hence it is necessary for the SAR Government to change its mindset and let go of the principle of small government big market or that of business comes before peoples well - being which it previously upheld . It should no longer turn a blind eye to the uneven distribution of social resources or considering the disparity between the rich and the poor an ineluctable consequence of capitalism choose not to act while continuing to acquiesce in the monopoly of the market by capitalists which will stifle the development of other local industries
政府確須盡力營造一個良好的營商環境，但並非無條件確保某些行業/企業必定會有盈利，甚至為此犧牲勞工的權益。
It is for sure that the Government must do its best to create a good business environment but it is not supposed to even at the expense of labour rights and interests unconditionally ensure profitability for certain industriesenterprises
政府支援企業的目的，是為了經濟的可持續發展，並創造更多優質職位，令市民在付出勞力的同時，亦能在整體經濟發展中分一杯羹，達致"共同富裕"。
The Governments support for enterprises is meant for sustainable development of the economy and the creation of more quality job posts to the effect that people can in return for their hard work share the fruits of success brought about by our overall economic development so as to achieve common prosperity for everyone
因此，政府在"造大蛋糕"的同時，亦要"分好蛋糕"，而不是讓所有財富及資產集中於一小撮人手上，令富者越富、貧者越貧。
To this end the Government has to while enlarging the cake ensure fair division of the cake instead of leaving all wealth and assets in the hands of just a few people which will make the rich richer and the poor poorer
舉例而言，國家在《十四五規劃綱要》中具體指出香港金融地位的優勢及發展路向，表明它將成為離岸人民幣資產服 務中心及內企上市的首選市場。
For example the Outline of the 14th Five - Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the Peoples Republic of China and the Long - Range Objectives Through the Year 2035 has stated specifically the ascendancy of Hong Kongs financial status and the direction for its future development making clear that Hong Kong is to become an offshore Renminbi business hub as well as a premier listing platform for Mainland enterprises
有鑒於此，政府應考慮金融業的增長可如何帶動本港整體的優質職位供應及工資增長，又或如何透過1次、2次及3次分配令全民受惠，而非只令金融業賺個盤滿缽滿之餘，本地的資產價格卻不斷上漲，進一步拉遠貧富差距。
In view of this the Government should consider how the growth of our finance sectors can help boost the overall supply of quality jobs and wages growth or how the entire community will be benefited through primary secondary and tertiary distribution rather than allowing the finance sectors to make a killing and the local asset prices to surge non - stop where the wealth gap will be further widened
香港的深層次矛盾，不是一時三刻可以解決，所以政府必須盡早開展工作。
Hong Kongs deep - seated conflicts may not be resolved in a flash and the Government must start taking action as early as possible to tackle them
假如特區政府仍然抱着"小政府、大市場"的原則，堅守一貫"無為而治"的做法，不主動解決社會資源分配不均問題，則到了第二個百年奮鬥目標實現的時候，香港的深層次矛盾仍會存在，甚至變得更嚴重。
If the SAR Government still adheres to the principle of small government big market and the long - standing practice of inaction for governance without taking the initiative to resolve the problem of uneven distribution of social resources then the deep - seated conflicts in Hong Kong will remain or even become more serious by the time the countrys second centenary goal is achieved
這樣的話，特區政府及所有治港的愛國者們便是嚴重瀆職，實為廣大市民及中央所不容。
Should this really happen it will be a serious dereliction of duty on the part of the SAR Government and all those patriots administering Hong Kong which is absolutely unacceptable to both the general public and the Central Authorities
這項議案的目的，是修訂《建築物條例》附表5，以更新該附表所指明的鐵路保護區。
This motion seeks to amend Schedule 5 to the Buildings Ordinance Cap . 123 to update the railway protection areas specified in that schedule
鐵路保護區是指《條例》附表5內地區編號3的說明所描述的地區，一般是指由鐵路路線或鐵路相關構築物邊緣對開30米範圍內的地方。
Railway protection areas refer to the areas described in the description of Area Number 3 in Schedule 5 to the Ordinance the boundary of which is generally 30 metres from the edge of the railways lines or premises
根據《條例》的規定，如欲於鐵路保護區內進行土地勘測及某些地下排水工程，雖然有關工程相對簡單，有關圖則亦必須事先經建築事務監督批准，而工程展開前亦須獲建築事務監督同意，以保障鐵路結構安全及鐵路系統的正常運作。
Under the Ordinance ground investigation and certain underground drainage works to be carried out in railway protection areas require prior approval of plans and consent to the commencement of works by the Building Authority though these works are relatively simple . This is to safeguard railway structures and the normal operation of the railway system
隨着觀塘綫延綫、南港島綫及廣深港高速鐵路的啟用，我們建議修訂《條例》附表5，以將有關鐵路路線的沿線地區劃為鐵路保護區。
With the Kwun Tong Line Extension the South Island line East and the Hong Kong Section of the Guangzhou - Shenzhen - Hong Kong Express Rail Link coming into operation we propose that the Schedule 5 to the Ordinance be amended so as to include the areas along these railway lines as railway protection areas
此外，部分現有鐵路保護區附近曾經加建地下結構，今次修訂亦更新了位於10個鐵路站的鐵路保護區範圍，以涵蓋有關設施。
In addition updates to the existing railway protection areas of 10 railway stations are also proposed to cover areas with underground structures built after the designation of the relevant railway protection areas
上述修訂的詳情，已載列於早前就本議案提交予立法會的參考資料摘要內，以供議員閱覽。
Details of the above amendments are set out in the Legislative Council Brief submitted earlier for this resolution for Members reference
我們亦已就擬修訂的鐵路保護區範圍擬備圖則，並存放在土地註冊處供公眾參閱。
We have prepared a set of new plans for the proposed revisions of the railway protection areas . The plans have been deposited in the Land Registry for public inspection
代理主席，我謹此陳辭，懇請議員支持通過議案。
With these remarks Deputy President I implore Members to support the passage of this motion . RESOLVED that the Buildings Ordinance Cap
代理主席，我先要感謝麥美娟議員提出原議案，以及田北辰議員提出修正案，讓我們可以聚焦討論社會的矛盾和貧富懸殊問題。
Deputy President I would like to thank Ms Alice MAK for moving the original motion and Mr Michael TIEN for proposing the amendment so that we can focus our discussion on the conflicts in society and the disparity between the rich and the poor
對於原議案提出促請政府制訂具體目標及採取果斷措施，以解決香港社會長期積累的深層次矛盾，我是十分支持的。
I am very supportive of the original motion which urges the Government to formulate specific targets and adopt decisive measures to resolve the long - standing deep - seated conflicts in the Hong Kong community
因為香港有一些深層次矛盾和問題在近幾年陸續浮現，例如住屋、醫療、教育等問題，尤其是前年"黑暴"事件所暴露的個別教師失德、青少年守法意識薄弱等問題，均令人十分擔憂。
I support the motion because some deep - seated conflicts and problems have surfaced in Hong Kong in recent years such as housing healthcare education and so on especially the problems of unethical teachers and the weak law - abiding awareness among young people in Hong Kong as revealed in the black - clad violence in the year before last year and all of these are very worrying
如果政府不及時處理這些問題，不但會影響市民的正常生活質素，亦會危害香港的繁榮穩定。
If the Government fails to address these problems in a timely manner it will not only affect the normal life of the people but also jeopardize the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong
因此，我希望政府不要事事拖拖拉拉或"等運到"，更不要事事等到中央出手才去正視問題和補救錯失；而是要一如國務院港澳事務辦公室主任夏寶龍所說，我們要"勇擔當、敢碰硬、善作為，逢山能開路、遇水能架橋"，積極主動地去解決各種社會問題和矛盾，改善市民的生活，這才是負責任政府的應有之義。
For this reason I hope that the Government instead of procrastinating or waiting for its ship to come in or even waiting for the Central Government to take action on everything before it faces up to the problems and finds the remedial measures for its mistakes will do what the State Councils Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office director XIA Baolong has said and that is we must be willing to shoulder responsibilities unafraid of taking on tough challenges capable of making achievements open roads when encountering mountains build bridges when encountering water . What a responsible government should do is to take the initiative to solve various social problems and conflicts and to improve the lives of its people
代理主席，雖然我支持政府解決長期積壓的問題和矛盾，但對於原議案所說的消弭貧富差距部分，我是有所保留的。
Deputy President I support the Government s efforts to tackle the long - standing and deep - seated problems and conflicts but I have reservations about the part of the original motion which calls for eradicating the disparity between the rich and the poor
我並不反對通過大家的共同努力來縮窄貧富差距，實現共同富裕。
I am not against the idea of narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor and achieving common prosperity through our joint efforts
但我認為，縮窄貧富差距並不是劫富濟貧。
But I do not think that narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor means robbing the rich to help the poor
畢竟香港實行資本主義制度，一直以來奉行自由市場原則。
After all Hong Kong is under a capitalist system and has been adhering to the free market principle
我明白到麥美娟議員所關心的"打工仔"對促進香港的發展功不可沒，但我同時希望大家明白，大企業、大老闆的財富亦不是從天而降的，同樣都是靠自己努力打拼得來的。
I understand Ms Alice MAKs concern about wage earners who have contributed a lot to the development of Hong Kong but I also hope that we can understand that the fortunes of big companies and big bosses do not come from heaven but are earned by their hard work
如果我們在縮窄貧富差距的過程中，過度強調勞資雙方的對立，動不動就斥責僱主和老闆，這樣不但無助縮窄貧富差距，反而會影響商界的投資信心，影響香港的營商環境，直接影響"打工仔"的飯碗，甚至會加劇階級矛盾和對立，衝擊社會和諧。
If we overemphasize the conflict between employers and employees and always point the finger at employers or bosses in our efforts to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor this will do no good to the improvement of the situation; conversely it will only affect the investment confidence of the business sector and the business environment of Hong Kong which will directly affect the livelihood of wage earners and even intensify class conflicts and friction and thereby damaging social harmony
因此，我認為要縮窄貧富差距，首先要由政府採取有效政策，避免市場出現壟斷式競爭，並應營造公平合理的良好營商環境，讓大中小型公司均有發展空間，讓不同階層的人都有向上流動的機會，共同享受經濟發展的成果。
For this reason I believe that in order to narrow the disparity between the rich and the poor the Government should first adopt effective policies to avoid monopolistic competition in the market and to create a fair and reasonable business environment so that small medium and large companies can have room for development and people of different social strata can have the opportunity of upward mobility and enjoy the fruits of economic development together
同時，不同階層的人亦不要互相對立和敵視，而是要互相合作，共同打拼。
At the same time people of different social strata should not be antagonistic and hostile to each other they should cooperate and work together
我相信只有這樣才能真正縮窄貧富差距，達致雙贏，也只有大家共同打拼，才能為香港拼出一個更美好的未來。
I believe that only by doing so can we truly narrow the disparity between the rich and the poor and achieve a win - win situation; and only by working together can we build a better future for Hong Kong
基於以上所述，我會對原議案及修正案投棄權票。
In view of the above I will abstain from voting on the original motion and the amendment
代理主席，夏寶龍主任在7月份時給了香港"四個期盼"，第一，告別"劏房"、"籠屋"；第二，民主法治；第三，落實愛國者治 港；及第四，加強國際金融經貿角色。
Deputy President in July Director XIA Baolong presented to Hong Kong four expectations first bidding farewell to subdivided units and caged homes; second democracy and the rule of law; third the implementation of the principle of patriots administering Hong Kong; and fourth strengthening the role in international finance economy and trade
原因是我近日有機會跟一些社群藝術家合作畫一幅告別"劏房"的大型壁畫，我與一群義工再次有機會探訪很多居住在"劏房"及"籠屋"的住戶和小朋友。
The reason is that I recently had the opportunity to work with some community artists to paint a large mural with the theme of bidding goodbye to subdivided units and a group of volunteers and I once again had the opportunity to visit many residents and children living in subdivided units and caged homes
我們竟在兩小時內探訪了60多戶，一個大單位裏是珍珠冚禾稈，即是外面看來很好，但內裏環境非常差，當中竟居住了20多戶，所以兩三小時便可以探訪了60多戶。
We could manage to visit more than 60 households in two hours . There is a big apartment which can be described as a haystack covered with pearls that is the outside looks very nice but the environment inside is very poor and there are more than 20 households living in it . Hence we could visit more than 60 households in two to three hours
在這樣的環境下，我認為在香港這樣富裕的社會，這情況是令人憂心的。
Under the circumstances I think in such an affluent society as Hong Kong this situation is worrying
在數十年後的今天，這種環境仍然沒有改變。
Today decades later this kind of environment has still not changed
田北辰議員的修正案提到要解決市民難以負擔的樓價問題。
Mr Michael TIENs amendment mentions the need to resolve the problem of property prices which are beyond the affordability of the public
我想在此約略談談，我認為問題未必在於樓價，我們當然想調整樓價，想軟着陸，希望逐步做，不致令有樓的中產人士一下子變成負資產人士，好像2003年的情況般。
I would like to briefly discuss this issue here as I think the problem does not necessarily lie in property prices . We certainly want to adjust property prices and wish for a soft landing and a gradual adjustment so that the middle - class people who own properties will not become negative equity holders all of a sudden as in the case of 2003
我們支持慢慢調整，令社會能夠承受。
We support a slow adjustment so that the community can cope with it
但是，問題不是要把中產變成無產，或只是解決貧富懸殊的問題，我認為一定要解決"上樓"問題。
However the issue is not to turn the middle class into the proletariat or simply to resolve the problem of disparity between the rich and the poor . In my view we must resolve the problem of insufficient supply of public housing
田議員提到樓價，這就如香港人經常說解決居住問題就一定要買樓，其實這個構思要改變。
Mr TIEN mentioned property prices just like other Hong Kong people who often say that the solution to the housing problem is that one must buy a flat . In fact this concept has to be changed
我們要解決的是居住問題，所以，要大量增加公營房屋供應。
What we need to resolve is the housing problem and so we need to increase the supply of public housing substantially
就這方面，其實香港經濟民生聯盟已提出了很久，即使說我太"譖氣"也要再說，如果能夠重建26條舊屋邨，便可以增加255,000個單位，這樣便可解決"劏房"小女孩的問題。
In this regard in fact as the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong has long been proposing―even if I am criticized for being long winded I have to say again―if 26 old housing estates can be redeveloped there will be an additional supply of 255 000 housing units . In this way the problem of the little girl living in a subdivided unit can be resolved
此外，我還想說一點，我希望政府能再開啟他們思考的鎖。
Besides I would also like to say that I hope the Government can open the lock to their thinking again
這些"劏房"居民對我說，他們原本很絕望，覺得輪候到死之日也未必能"上樓"，但由於夏寶龍主任開腔說要告別"劏房"，令他們重燃希望，希望政府在中央的鞭撻下急起直追，讓他們早日"上樓"。
These residents of subdivided units told me that they were originally very desperate and felt that they might not be allocated a flat even until the day they died . But since Director XIA Baolong talked about bidding farewell to subdivided units their hopes have been rekindled that the Government will speed up its housing construction under the Central Governments pressure so that they can be allocated a flat as soon as possible
代理主席，一如全球多個國際城市般，香港存在頗嚴重的貧富差距問題。
Deputy President just like various international cities worldwide Hong Kong is plagued by a rather serious problem of wealth disparity
特區政府最近兩年雖然面對嚴峻財赤，但財政尚算穩健，故此有能力繼續向有需要的市民施予援手，協助他們緩解貧困壓力，改善生活。
While the SAR Government has faced a severe fiscal deficit over the past two years its financial status have still remained sound and robust so it can continue to lend a helping hand to those in need and assist them in relieving their poverty - induced pressure and improving their livelihood
不過，我們同時要緊記，香港是奉行"一國兩制"的。
But at the same time we must bear it in mind that Hong Kong practises one country two systems
《基本法》第五條訂明："香港特別行政區不實行社會主義制度和政策，保持原有的資本主義制度和生活方式，五十年不變。
Article 5 of the Basic Law stipulates The socialist system and policies shall not be practised in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the previous capitalist system and way of life shall remain unchanged for 50 years
"在現行制度下，社會存在不同階層，市民因應各自的能力、動力和資本差異，出現收入和財富差距是自然的結果。
Under the existing system marked by social stratification income and wealth disparity is a natural outcome due to differences in peoples ability motivation and assets
有錢人只要守法，循正當途徑取得財富，社會應予以尊重。
As long as rich people abide by the law and obtain their wealth through proper channels society should show respect for this
當然，政府政策亦要給予大家公平的機會。
Of course government policies must also give everybody a fair opportunity
在今天議案的標題"消弭貧富差距"中，"消弭"一詞香港人較少用，我理解是有徹底消除、掃除和根除的意思。
In the motion title eradicating disparity between the rich and the poor today the word eradicating is not quite so commonly used by Hong Kong people . As far as I understand it it means thoroughly eliminating removing and uprooting
議案內文亦提及要"消弭勞資關係和社會階級不對等"，難免會教人擔心是否想搞階級鬥爭、想加劇勞資對立，想香港不再實行資本主義呢？
The body text of the motion also raises the need to eradicate inequalities in labour relations and social classes . Inevitably this will arouse peoples concern as to whether the intention is to stir up class struggle aggravate antagonism between employees and employers and bring an end to the practice of capitalism in Hong Kong