Borrison/hk-legicost huggingface dataset:
正如我在2016年11月23日的立法會會議上提出"力促市場健康競爭，制衡領展獨大局面"的議案，希望政府正視各區社區設施和服務不足的問 題，包括優化現有街市的設施和服務，為市民提供現時領展街市和商場以外的其他選擇，達致制衡領展獨大的目標。
As I said in moving the motion on Vigorously promoting healthy market competition to counteract the market dominance of Link REIT at the Legislative Council meeting on 23 November 2016 I hope the Government will squarely address the lack of community facilities and services in various districts including enhancing the facilities and services of the existing markets thus providing members of the public with options other than the present markets and shopping malls under Link REIT with a view to achieving the objective of counteracting the market dominance of Link REIT
代理主席，第三，我想談談醫療。
Deputy Chairman the third point I wish to talk about is health care
預算案雖然為公共醫療設施增撥資源，擴建現有醫院及興建新醫院，但大部分均位於新界西，在回應新界東居民長時間面對醫療設施不足及輪候時間極長的問題方面，相對上力度不足，未知政府稍後會否為新界東居民提供醫療方面的補漏措施？
Although the Budget has allocated additional resources to public health care facilities for the expansion of existing hospitals and construction of new ones most of these hospitals are situated in New Territories West . In comparison the efforts in addressing the persistent lack of health care facilities and extremely long waiting time faced by residents in New Territories East are insufficient . Will the Government introduce any measures to plug the gap in the provision of health care for residents in New Territories East later?
此外，在環保方面，過去不少環保回收業界人士向我反映，政府在2015年推出的10億元回收基金，申請手續繁複，限制甚多，首階段成功率只有5%，未能有效帶動本地回收產業發展。
Besides regarding environmental protection many members of the recycling industry have relayed to me in the past that the application procedures for the Recycling Fund of 1 billion launched by the Government in 2015 are complicated with numerous restrictions . The percentage of successful applications in the first phase was only 5 % . It has failed to effectively stimulate the development of the local recycling industry
我希望政府簡化有關申請手續和降低門檻，令更多中小型回收商能夠受惠，從而進一步提高本地中、下游回收再造商的作業能力和效率。
I hope the Government will streamline the relevant application procedures and lower the threshold so that more small and medium - sized recyclers can be benefited thereby further raising the operating capacity and efficiency of local recyclers in the middle and lower streams
我一直促請政府投放資源，推動本港電競及遊戲產業的發展。
I have all along urged the Government to inject resources into promoting the development of Hong Kongs e - sports and game industries
今次司長在預算案中宣布撥款1億元支援電競發展，並將數碼港商場打造成為電競發展的場地，在一定程度上回應了我的訴求。
This time the Financial Secretary has announced in the Budget that 100 million will be allocated to supporting the development of e - sports and turning the Cyberport Arcade into a venue for such development . To a certain extent he has responded to my request
希望長遠而言，政府和業界會共同加強培訓本地電競及遊戲開發人才，在推動相關產業發展的同時，亦有助促進青年向上流動。
I hope that in the long term the Government and the industries will jointly strengthen the training of local talents for e - sports and game development . While promoting the development of the relevant industries it can also facilitate upward movement of young people . In closing Deputy Chairman I wish to talk about the civil service
代理主席，最後我想談談在公務員方面，我們曾多次建議政府以團體保險形式，為公務員購買醫療保險，我亦曾就預算案作出書面質詢，不過局長答覆表示，為公務員購買私人醫療保險，涉及改變現行政策及龐大財政負擔，政府現階段難以考慮。
We have repeatedly proposed that the Government take out health insurance for civil servants in the form of group insurance . I have also asked about it in a written question on the Budget . But the Director of Bureau replied that procuring private health insurance for civil servants would constitute changes to the existing policy and create a significant financial burden
首先，我們的問題是盈餘是否一種偶然情況呢？
The first question we wish to ask is whether the surplus is occasional in nature
但回顧整體情況，這筆所謂屬意外之財的巨額盈餘其實有跡可尋，因為每年也會出現一筆相對大的盈餘。
But if we take a look at the whole picture we will find such a huge windfall is actually traceable because there is a bumper surplus every year
因此，當我們使用這筆錢時，要考慮到所謂盈餘其實是經常出現的非經常收入。
Hence when using it we should consider that such a surplus is actually capital revenue which is recurrent in nature
對於這些經常出現的非經常收入，我們可以考慮將之撥作經常性開支，而非如政府過往的做法般視之為波動收入，因而不會撥作經常性開支，而只會"派糖"或作一次性支出。
For such capital revenue which is recurrent in nature we may consider allocating it to recurrent expenditure instead of treating it as volatile revenue just like what the Government did in the past . The Government will just therefore dish out candies or allocate it to one - off expenditure rather than recurrent expenditure
一次性支出和"派糖"的做法，其實會浪費大量可用以改善香港長遠發展的資源。
One - off expenditure and candies dished out are actually a great waste of the resources which may be used to improve the long - term development of Hong Kong
這些收入均佔香港整體財政收入相當大的比例，而回顧過去10年的預算案，這些所謂不穩定收入佔整體總收入約三成。
Such revenue accounts for quite a large proportion of the overall fiscal revenue of Hong Kong and in retrospect the budgets over the past decade have shown that the so - called unstable revenue accounted for about 30 % of the total revenue
我們在房地產方面的印花稅收入根本是以買樓的錢代替稅收，所以某程度上亦是來自市民的"血汗錢"。
Our stamp duties on properties are basically proceeds from property transactions in lieu of taxes so in some measure they are also the hard - earned money of the public
在日常生活中，無論是教育、福利或其他方面，均以經常性開支維持。
In our daily life education welfare and other areas are all supported by recurrent expenditure
在大約四五年前，有民間智庫提出財政穩定基金的做法。
Around four or five years ago a community think - tank proposed the establishment of a financial stability fund
這其實是一種相當合理的做法，而我後來亦曾進行研究，發現我們不一定要成立基金，因為基金只是一個概念。
It is actually quite a sensible approach and as revealed by my subsequent study the establishment of a fund may not be the only option because it is a mere concept
我們只須將收入"攤長"，例如今年有千多億元，如果將這筆錢攤長至未來數十年，我們今天可否撥出部分金額作長期運作之用呢？
All we need to do is amortize the revenue over a long period of time . For example we have some 1,000 billion this year . If the sum is to be amortized over the next few decades can we allocate part of it to support long - term operation?
我一直十分強調，教育是需要以經常性開支為主的其中一個範疇，而非如政府過去般以一筆過、短期或不穩定的撥款處理。
I have long been stressing that education is one of the aspects mainly supported by recurrent expenditure which cannot be covered by one - off short - term or unstable funding just as what the Government did in the past
無論是家長或學生也知道教師的頻密變動其實對教育而言是一件壞事，所以我們需要穩定的經常性撥款。
Both parents and students are aware of the adverse impact of frequent changes of teachers on education and that is why we need stable recurrent funding
大家或許也認為今年原本開局不錯，而我亦認為開局不錯，因為特首一開始便表示會撥款50億元以改善香港教育，並表明這50億元屬經常性開支，當時還十分尊重並充分吸納教育界的意見，所以開局不錯。
Members may think that we originally had a good start this year . That is also how I think because from the outset the Chief Executive undertook to make a provision of 5 billion to improve our education and made it clear that it would be recurrent in nature highly respecting and fully taking into account the views of the education sector thereby contributing to a good start back then
但很可惜，這種做法無以為繼。
But regrettably the story ends there
此外，在教育政策上亦有很多令我們失望之處，例如TSA的問題，屬一大失誤，缺乏教育理念引領。
Moreover there are also a number of things that are disappointing about the education policy such as TSA which is a major failure in the absence of any guidance by a philosophy on education
這些非經常性開支和一次過撥款會令教師疲於奔命，所以有時候也不知道有錢是否一件好事。
Such expenditure and one - off grants will weigh down on teachers so sometimes we just cannot tell whether monetary abundance is a blessing
我最後想提出的一點是回顧多年來的預算案，除了政府提到的財政儲備外，其實還有一些錢投放在不同基金。
The last point I wish to make is that looking back at the budgets over the years apart from the fiscal reserves mentioned by the Government some money actually goes to various funds
我很希望教育局能提出好的教育政策，亦希望政府在使用公帑時能切實到位，以達致教育界和社會殷切期待的改善。
I very much hope that the Education Bureau can work out a good education policy and that the Government can make practical and effective use of public coffers so as to achieve the improvement keenly awaited by the education sector and the community
主席，這是財政司司長在本屆政府發表的第一份財政預算案。
Chairman this is the first Budget presented by the Financial Secretary in the current - term Government
同事應以較長遠的眼光來閱讀預算案，因為這可以說是一齣電視連續劇，共有5集，這是第一集。
Honourable colleagues should read the Budget from a long - term perspective because it can be regarded as a television drama series with five episodes in total and this is the first one
當然，政府為市民提供的服務是多樣化的。
Of course the Government provides diversified services to the people
我想談談數個政府部門的工作質素及效率。
I wish to talk about the work quality and efficiency of a few government departments
第一個部門是飛行服務隊，我的同事譚文豪議員今天下午已經指出如何提升飛行服務隊的質素，我略而不提了。
The first department is the Government Flying Service . My colleague Mr Jeremy TAM already pointed how to improve the quality of the Government Flying Service this afternoon and I will skip this part
我要談的第二個部門是海事處。
The second department I wish to discuss is the Marine Department MD
《審計署署長第六十九號報告書》第2章報告了審計署就海事處的工作，尤其是採購船隻及維修的工作，進行全面審計的結果。
Chapter 2 of the Director of Audits Report No . 69 presents the results of a full audit on the work of MD in particular procurement and maintenance of vessels
原來海事處因為人手不足及種種工作失誤，而令採購及維修船隻的進度緩慢，並令維修費用增加，更直接影響政府船隻的可使用率及安全性。
It is found out that manpower shortage and various mistakes in work have delayed the progress of procurement and maintenance of vessels increased the maintenance fees and even directly affected the availability rate and safety of government vessels
當然，還有一個原因，就是海事處很多職系，尤其是專業職系的退休及流失，令到工作進度更緩慢。
Of course there is another reason that is the retirement and wastage of many grades in MD especially professional grades including surveyors has further slowed down work progress
因此，我希望財政司司長可以為海事處提供更多資源，因為部門的工作質素和效率會直接影響本港的海上安全。
Therefore I hope the Financial Secretary can provide more resources to MD as the work quality and efficiency of the Department will directly affect maritime safety in Hong Kong
另一個我經常提及的部門就是稅務局。
Another department I often mention is the Inland Revenue Department IRD
主席，你應該察覺到每年《稅務條例》的修訂次數不止1次、2次，現時是7次、8次，甚至10次。
Chairman you should have noticed that the number of amendments made to the Inland Revenue Ordinance every year is more than one or two―now there are seven eight or even 10 amendments
由於國際的需要，本港簽訂了很多雙邊的稅務協議，包括自動稅務資料交換的條款。
Due to international needs Hong Kong has concluded many bilateral tax agreements including the terms of automatic exchange of tax information
最近一項比較大型的條例修訂，就是有關稅基侵蝕及利潤轉移。
A relatively large - scale amendment to the Ordinance recently is about base erosion and profit sharing
但是，要妥善執行條例，就必須有具經驗及有足夠資源的稅務局團隊。
However to properly enforce the Ordinance there must be an experienced team in IRD endowed with sufficient resources
這些工作未來的工作量只會越來越多，而不會越來越少。
The load of such work will only increase not decrease in future
此外，我亦關注市民使用政府服務的方便程度。
Moreover I am also concerned about the convenience of government services for peoples use
我真的希望政府加把勁。
I really hope the Government will step up its efforts
此外，在財經事務方面，預算案提到一個新產品也不是新產品了，只是進一步發展就是債券市場，包括傳統的債券市場及綠色債券。
Moreover as regards financial services the Budget introduces a new product―not exactly a new product but the further development of it―that is the bond market including the traditional bond market and green bonds
預算案提出為期3年的債券資助先導計劃，為首次在香港發行債券的合資格機構提供資助，金額是債券發行費的一半，最多為250萬元，每間企業最多可以申請兩次。
The Budget launches a three - year Pilot Bond Grant Scheme to provide a grant to eligible enterprises issuing bonds in Hong Kong for the first time . The amount of the grant is half of the issue expenses capped at 2.5 million . Each enterprise can apply twice at most
預算案亦提出綠色債券發行計劃，但除此之外，我希望政府可以牽頭發行更多債券。
The Budget also introduces a green bond issuance programme . But on top of that I hope the Government can take the initiative to issue more bonds
我留意到香港品質保證局最近推出了綠色金融認證計劃，向金融產品發行者提供第三方認證服務。
It has come to my attention that the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency has recently launched the Green Finance Certification Scheme to provide third - party certification services for financial product issuers
不過，我有責任提醒政府，除了投放金錢資源外，協調各個政府部門的工作及打破部門因循守舊的思維同樣非常重要，否則便難以推動創新科技的發展。
That said I am duty - bound to remind the Government that apart from providing resources in monetary terms it is equally important to coordinate the work of various government departments and eliminate their mindset of sticking to the old rut or else it would be difficult to take forward the development of innovation and technology
中國在"中國製造2025"的戰略下，未來必然會加快推行產業升級和轉型，亦會進一步提升自我研發的能力和質量。
Under the strategy of Made in China 2025 China will definitely expedite the upgrading and restructuring of industries and further enhance its research and development RD capabilities and quality in future
倘若香港各個產業在未來數年不積極發展物聯網或產業信息化的改革，依然拖拖拉拉，我恐怕日後香港只會成為中國境內一個科技含量甚低的城市，無論是對內或對外的中長期競爭力都會變得岌岌可危。
If the industries in Hong Kong do not proactively develop the Internet of Things or carry out reforms to achieve industrial informatization in the next few years but continue to drag their heels I am afraid Hong Kong would in future only become a city with very low elements of technology in China in which case our competitiveness in the medium - to - long term both domestically and externally would be at stake
誠如國家國務委員兼外交部部長王毅曾經表示，當前的國際形勢和世界經濟正在發生深刻複雜的變化，一方面，開放合作、變革創新日益成為時代的潮流，另一方面，人類進步亦面臨封閉對抗和因循守舊的現實風險。
As rightly stated by State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs WANG Yi the current international situation and the world economy are undergoing profound and complex changes . On the one hand open cooperation and change and innovation have increasingly become the trend of the times and on the other human progress is facing real risks posed by close - mindedness and confrontation and conformity to conventions and unwillingness to change
所以，我們再三提醒特區政府在處理創新科技的研發或步伐方面，不要抱持故步自封的取態。
This is why we have time and again reminded the SAR Government not to adopt an attitude of resting on its laurels and refusing to make progress in handling RD for innovation and technology or in the pace of work
就"中國製造2025"的戰略，香港貿易發展局曾發表分析文件，當中認為香港的科技業界善於利用國際通用標準和框架開發的技術，提供技術和管理系統的應用和解決方案，並可協助有關項目進行商業化，切合國家的"十三五"規劃衍生出來的科技需求。
With regard to the Made in China 2025 strategy the Hong Kong Trade Development Council has published an analysis in which it is stated that the technology industry of Hong Kong which excels in using technologies developed by international standards and frameworks to provide technological and management system solutions can assist in the commercialization of related projects in the Mainland and meet the technologicial demands arising from the National 13 Five Year Plan
香港亦可以是內地企業"走出去"的首選服務平台，並可以支援內地企業前往外國進行科技投資項目和尋找合作夥伴。
Hong Kong can also serve as the premium service platform for Mainland enterprises to go global and provide support for Mainland enterprises in making investments in technologies and finding business partners in foreign countries
香港的廣泛專業服務和良好的知識產權保護，均可以為企業締造理想的營商環境。
With its extensive professional services and effective protection for intellectual property rights Hong Kong can create an ideal business environment for the enterprises
所以，在"十三五"規劃深入實施"中國製造2025"戰略的情況下，我相信可為香港的科技和服務業界提供不少機會，期望特區政府能夠抓緊時機。
Therefore given the deepening of the implementation of the Made in China 2025 strategy under the 13 Five Year Plan I believe quite a large number of opportunities will be opened up for the technology and service industries of Hong Kong and I hope the SAR Government can seize these opportunities
有見及此，我建議政府考慮是否可以促使香 港各大學進行的科研項目與大灣區進一步結合，與他們一起合作，而在生產基地方面，也可以考慮在內地大灣區進行，這便能有效利用內地提供的一條龍支援。
In view of this I propose that the Government should consider whether the various local universities in Hong Kong can link their RD projects with the Bay Area to forge cooperation . Besides consideration can also be given to using the Bay Area in the Mainland as a base for production and this will enable us to effectively utilize the one - stop support provided in the Mainland
事實上，過去我們看見一些大學，例如科技大學也有一些成功的例子，也就是在科技大學進行某些研發項目，然後再轉到內地，例如在東莞或松山湖進行進一步的研發，最後生產有關的產品。
In fact we also saw some universities doing this in the past . For instance the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology HKUST had some successful examples in which certain RD projects initially carried out at HKUST were subsequently transferred to the Mainland such as Dongguan or Songshan Lake for further RD input and production of the end - products
所以，我希望可以有更多香港本地大學的研發項目與內地對接，我相信這會事半功倍。
Therefore I hope that more RD projects of the local universities in Hong Kong will be linked with the Mainland and I believe this will achieve twice the result with only half the effort
主席，我亦藉此機會說說啟德郵輪碼頭。
Chairman I wish to take this opportunity to talk about the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal KTCT
所以，民主建港協進聯盟多次建議政府應該將啟德郵輪碼頭範圍內的零售面積和娛樂活動面積大幅增加，只有這樣才可以真正令該地方興旺起來，而不是令人感覺大部分的地方像被丟棄了。
In this connection the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong has repeatedly proposed that the Government should substantially enlarge the retail and recreational areas within KTCT for only in this way can the place be truly enlivened rather than giving people the impression that most parts of it are seemingly deserted
我不相信現時的做法能夠真正作出改善，只有將當中的零售面積和娛樂活動面積大幅增加，才能真正有機會令場地興旺起來。
I do not think that the current practices can really make improvement . Only when the retail and recreational areas are substantially enlarged can the place really stand a chance of thriving
主席，我亦想藉此機會指出，就本港的物流業發展，一些長期從事貨物空運業的朋友曾向我提出建議，便是政府應該吸引更多海外企業來香港開設貨物集散中心，以提高貨物運送的處理效率。
Chairman I also wish to take this opportunity to point out that regarding the development of the logistics industry some people who have long been engaged in the air freight industry have made a proposal to me . They proposed that the Government should attract more overseas companies to set up vendor hubs in Hong Kong thereby enhancing the efficiency of cargo forwarding
我們期望政府能夠持續投放資源，物色適合的土地興建現代化的物流設施，特別是要應對近年非常興旺的電子商貿和網購等。
We hope that the Government can continuously inject resources and identify suitable sites for developing modernized logistics facilities particularly to tie in with e - commerce and online shopping which have become very popular in recent years
其實，在物流配套上，政府應該要有恰當的應對，所以，我希望政府能夠聽到我們的聲音，進一步進行研究，撥出資源和土地興建一些現代化的區域分銷中心或物流中心。
In fact in respect of logistics support the Government should provide appropriate matching facilities . In this connection I hope the Government can hear our voices and further conduct studies and provide resources and land for the development of modernized regional distribution centres or logistics centres
我過去亦一直就產業方面向政府提出要求，例如在高增值航運業的服務方面，其實政府一直沒有回應我們提出的一些建議，包括我長期建議政府研究將海事處處長的權力下放給其他管理層，以批核貨運船隻有關豁免文件的要求。
I have all along put forward demands to the Government in respect of industries . For example in respect of high value - added maritime services actually the Government has not responded to some of our suggestions including a proposal consistently made by me to the Government of delegating the power of the Director of Marine to other members of the management for vetting and approving exemption from the documentary requirements for cargo vessels
這會令更多船隻願意來香港登記，懸掛香港旗幟，使用我們的服務，繼而進一步使用其他相關的服務，例如海事保險、仲裁等。
More vessels would then be incentivized to register in Hong Kong fly the flag of Hong Kong and use our services as well as other related services in such aspects as maritime insurance arbitration and so on
這些也是龐大的產業，所以，我希望政府能夠聽到我們的訴求，並作出回應。
All these are large industries too . So I hope that the Government can hear our aspirations and give a response
最後，我只是多提一點，也就是小額錢債審裁處現時已經有小組正在審議，將申索限額由50,000元提升至75,000元。
Lastly I will make only one more point about raising the limit of claims of the Small Claims Tribunal from 50,000 to 75,000 which is already being examined by a working group now
我希望政府提 供時間表，說明何時會把限額提升至100,000元，服務更多市民；第二，我希望政府投放更多資源，不單回應我們長期提出的要求，亦即提升申索限額，而更重要的是必須確保小額錢債審裁處有足夠人手支援法官，包括整理一些法律觀點，這樣才能最有效率地處理更多個案和服務市民。
I hope that the Government will provide a timetable telling us when the limit of claims will be increased to 100,000 in order to serve more people . Second I hope that the Government will inject more resources not only to respond to the demand persistently made by us of increasing the limit of claims but more importantly to ensure that the Small Claims Tribunal has sufficient manpower to provide support for the judges by among others collating some points of law . Only in this way can it handle more cases and serve the public most efficiently
在投資未來方面，今年預算案其中一項重點是針對人口老化造成醫療系統的壓力，預留3,000億元以配合推行第二個十年醫院發展計劃。
Insofar as investing in the future is concerned one of the highlights of the Budget this year is to pinpoint the pressure exerted by the ageing population on the health care system by earmarking 300 billion for tying in with the implementation of the second 10 - year Hospital Development Plan
同時，政府會預留500億元，推動創新科技發展。
Meanwhile 50 billion will be set aside for promoting the development of innovation and technology
我同意政府在錄得龐大的財政盈餘時，應增加資源投資未來，以應對未來所需，也應透過加大公共福利支出，扶助弱勢社群，減輕他們生活的壓力。
I agree that the Government should invest additional resources to address future needs when an enormous fiscal surplus is recorded . Moreover it should increase public welfare expenditure to assist the socially disadvantaged and ease their pressure of living
此外，政府應幫助多年來納稅較多及對社會貢獻較大的中產及中小型企業，設法減低他們的負擔，令他們的日子好過一些。
Furthermore the Government should assist members of the middle class who have paid relatively more tax and made more contribution over the years as well as small and medium enterprises by easing their burdens so that they can lead a better life
當然，政府亦要增加儲備，以應對未來人口老化帶來的一連串問題，以免出現"坐食山崩"的情況。
Certainly the Government has to increase its reserves to cope with a spate of problems to be brought about by the ageing population in the future to avoid using up our chattels
我相信雖然政府希望今年的預算案能夠達致上述目的，可惜事與願違，預算案公布後，負面聲音不絕，主要原因是分配不均以致基層受惠相對較少，部分市民甚至未能受惠。
Although the Government hopes that the Budget this year can achieve the aforementioned objectives things have unfortunately not turned out as it wished . After the announcement of the Budget incessant negative voices have been heard mainly because the grass roots enjoy comparatively less benefits due to uneven distribution with some members of the public receiving no benefit at all
財政司司長在面對社會壓力及聽取各方意見後，為了回應社會訴求，宣布推行關愛共享計劃，讓受惠者透過不同渠道獲派最少 4,000元。
In the face of social pressure and after listening to views from various sides the Financial Secretary has finally announced the launch of a Caring and Sharing Scheme to respond to social aspirations so that recipients can receive at least 4,000 through various channels
政府雖然事前考慮有欠周詳，但這種亡羊補牢的態度始終值得肯定。
Despite the Governments failure to make detailed consideration beforehand its move to make rectification deserves our support
我希望預算案通過後，能夠縮短發放款項所需的時間，並且把行政費盡量壓縮至合理水平，讓市民盡早分享成果。
I hope that after the passage of the Budget the time required for the disbursement of payments can be shortened . Moreover the administrative costs should be compressed to a reasonable level by all means so as to enable members of the public to share the fruits of economic development expeditiously
作為旅遊界代表，我比較關注政府對旅遊業提供的支援。
As a representative of the tourism industry I am more concerned about the support given by the Government to the industry
今年預算案也體現了對業界的支持，在分析行業面對的壓力和聽取我的建議後，政府決定撥款3億9,600萬元繼續支持旅遊業，其中包括把2億2,600萬元撥予香港旅遊發展局落實《香港旅遊業發展藍圖》的規劃，向旅遊事務署撥款2,100萬元，協助業界把握商機，規劃粵港澳大灣區及"一帶一路"建設帶來的機遇，支持香港旅遊業議會舉辦旅遊論壇、安排旅行社訪問大灣區及開發新網上平台和資助旅遊業界舉行商業配對會等。
The Budget this year has also manifested the Governments support for the industry . After analysing the pressure faced by the industry and listening to my suggestion the Government decided to allocate 396 million to continued support for the tourism industry including the provision of 226 million for the Hong Kong Tourism Board to implement the planning of the Development Blueprint for Hong Kongs Tourism Industry the earmarking of 21 million for the Tourism Commission to assist the industry in seizing business opportunities and making planning for the opportunities brought about the Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Bay Area and the development of the Belt and Road Initiative supporting the Travel Industry Council TIC of Hong Kong to organize a tourism forum arranging for travel agents to visit the Bay Area developing a new online platform subsidizing the tourism industry to hold a business matching conference and so on . I welcome the aforementioned arrangements