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代理主席，機會是留給有準備的人，我認為只要大家願意多想，仍然是有機會的。
Deputy President opportunities are for the prepared and I think if we are willing to give some more thoughts chances will still be available
主席，我對本屆政府最後一份財政預算案感到極度失望，因為完全看不到有任何突破，無論在房屋、醫療、教育或福利等方面，全都不合格。
President I am utterly disappointed with the final Budget of the current - term Government . There are no breakthroughs and its treatment of housing health care education social welfare and so on does not deserve a passing grade
政府明明有巨額盈餘，但應用的卻不用，延續上任司長曾俊華的"守財奴"作風。
The Government possesses huge surpluses but rather than making the spending it should make it simply inherits the miserly approach of former Financial Secretary John TSANG
我對這份預算案的總結是：抱殘守缺、突破不足、貧窮依舊、老無所依。
My comments on the Budget can be summed up as follows no departure from past ills no breakthrough no poverty alleviation and no help to the elderly
司長說今年的預算案有數個公共財政目標，即"改善民生、宜居置業、公平公義、共享成果"。
According to the Financial Secretary the Budget this year seeks to achieve several objectives in public finances namely improving livelihood enhancing liveability upholding social justice and sharing fruits of success
這很動聽，但細心一看，便會發現根本是貨不對辦，"換湯不換藥"。
This sounds appealing but if we take a close look we can see that the Budget is just old wine in a new bottle totally unlike how it is marketed
政府今年的財政儲備再創歷史新高，盈餘超過900億元，財政儲備超過9,000億元，但在財政儲備持續破紀錄的情況下，今年預算案作出的公共開支預算仍然只佔GDP的兩成，反映政府沒有善用財政儲備，為社會的長遠發展謀幸福。
The fiscal reserves of the Government once again reach a record high this year . The surpluses are over 90 billion and the fiscal reserves amount to 900 billion . Yet despite such record - breaking fiscal reserves the public expenditure estimates in the Budget this year continue to account for only 20 % of our GDP showing that the Government has failed to make optimal use of its fiscal reserves to benefit the long - term development of our society
政府每年錄得盈餘，但卻寧願用作"派糖"，也不願意大幅度增加經常性公共開支，積極處理貧富懸殊和人口老化的問題。
Surpluses are recorded every year but the Government simply uses the money for handing out sweeteners rather than substantially increasing the recurrent public expenditure for the purpose of actively tackling the wealth gap and the problem of population ageing
特別要指出是，我們最關心的全民退休保障依然遙遙無期，實在令人非常失望。
It must be pointed out in particular that the introduction of universal retirement protection our greatest concern is still nowhere in sight . This is indeed very disappointing
市民明知政府吝嗇，因此每年公布預算案時，除了關心會否"派糖"之外，也不敢有甚麼期望。
Aware of the Governments stinginess people no longer dare to have any expectation for the Budget delivered every year but care only about whether any sweeteners are to be handed out
但是，今年的一次性紓困措施，亦即所謂的"派糖"，依舊令人失望。
However the one - off relief measures this year or the sweeteners are disappointing
雖然政府用了接近350多億元，但真正惠及有需要階層的仍然少至不足兩成，其餘八成均惠及社會的中上層，即是賺錢越多、擁有物業越多的便受惠越多。
The Government will spend nearly 35 billion on handing out sweeteners but the proportion of this money that can really benefit the social strata in real need is still less than 20 % . The remaining 80 % will be used to benefit the middle and upper classes in society . In other words the more income and properties you have the more benefit you will receive
其實不單今年，近10年的"派糖"措施均是如此，過去3,000多億元的"派糖"措施，其分配比例均是重富輕貧。
In fact this is the case not only with the Budget this year but also with the measures of handing out sweeteners in the past 10 years . The apportioning of the 300 billion sweeteners over the years has been biased towards the rich rather than the poor
其實政府有否細想，中產或社會更上層人士是否比基層和弱勢人士更需要這些紓困措施呢？
Honestly has the Government ever asked itself whether the middle and upper classes in society should be perceived as having greater need for such relief measures than the grass roots and the underprivileged?
再者，政府今年不但沒有提供公屋免租，連對"N無人士"也沒有提供任何支援。
What is more this year besides stopping the public housing rent waiver the Government also offers no assistance to the N have - nots
政府有責任將社會的公共資源再分配，解決或改善貧富懸殊，但卻偏偏喜歡倒行逆施，漠視低下階層的燃眉之急。
It is the responsibility of the Government to redistribute public resources in society to tackle or alleviate the wealth gap . But then it has simply done the opposite thing turning a blind eye to the urgent needs of the lower strata
在社會福利經常性開支方面，今年的預算約有733億元，按年增加了95億元，但大部分新增開支其實是現金津貼，用作經常性開支的只有合共10多億元。
For the recurrent expenditure on social welfare the estimates this year are approximately 73.3 billion an increase of 9.5 billion over last year . But most of the new expenditure estimates are for the provision of various cash allowances and recurrent expenditure estimates only amount to some 1 billion
至於直接惠及長者的院舍宿位，政府說會在未來5年至10年增加大約9,000個宿位。
Concerning the provision of elderly residential care places which can directly benefit old people the Government says that an additional 9 000 places will be provided in the next 5 to 10 years
雖然政府今年預留了300億元加強安老和殘疾人士康復服務，但這筆錢並非經常性而是一次性撥款。
Is it being serious when saying so? . The Government has earmarked 30 billion this year for strengthening elderly services and rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities but this is a one - off provision rather than a recurrent allocation
至於梁振英口中"重中之重"的房屋政策，更加是零新意，預算案只重複預計的供應數字，完全沒有提出任何增加公屋供應的措施。
As for LEUNG Chun - yings avowed top priority the housing policy there are not even any new ideas to speak of . The Budget only repeats the statistics of projected supply without putting forward any measures of increasing public housing supply
司長表示在2016年至2021年的5年間，預計約有9萬個公屋單位落成，但大家也知道，現時輪候冊上的申請數目已超過28萬個，平均的"上樓"時間由過去的3年延長至現時的4年多，但這還可能只是平均數字。
The Financial Secretary says that in the five - year period from 2016 to 2021 90 000 public housing units are expected to be completed . But as we all know there are now over 280 000 public housing applications on the Waiting List and the average waiting time for public housing allocation has lengthened from three years in the past to more than four years at present . And this is just the average figure
未來5年才只提供9萬個單位，我真不知道政府能如何幫助他們。
Given the mere provision of 90 000 units in the coming five years I really do not know how the Government can help them
主席，為何我一開始便說今年的預算案是"換湯不換藥"呢？
President why did I describe the Budget this year as old wine in a new bottle at the very beginning of my speech?
另外，今年令我更覺離譜的是，我們最近才得知政府打算花費6億4,000萬元，舉辦300多項所謂的"慶回歸"活動，當中不少只屬"掛羊頭賣狗肉"，亂花公帑。
Besides this year I notice one thing that is even more absurd . It has recently come to our attention that the Government plans to spend 640 million on holding some 300 reunification celebration activities . Many of these activities are not genuine celebration activities so they are a waste of public money
其實，每當提到增加公共開支時，政府便諸多藉口，第一是社會保障要按緩急先後，逐步處理。
Actually whenever the Government is asked to increase public expenditure it will give many excuses . First it will say that social security issues must be handled step by step in order of urgency and priority
第二個藉口是，不少主要收入屬非經常性收入，例如賣地、投資收益、印花稅收入等。
The second excuse is that many major sources of government revenue are non - recurrent in nature some examples being land revenue investment income and revenue from stamp duties
政府可曾研究一下，這些非經常性收入，事實上在過去多年來已變成經常性收入？
However has the Government conducted any study and realized that such non - recurrent revenues have actually become recurrent revenues over the years?
它只能給大家"朱門酒肉臭，路有凍死骨"的感覺，地產商在賺大錢，但小市民卻連容身之地也沒有。
People will only think that while the rich enjoy their riches the poor are left to perishing on their own . They will think that property developers are making big money but ordinary people do not even have a place to live in
對於這些問題，政府可曾深切研究應如何解決？
Has the Government seriously explored how this problem can be solved?
所以，政府應徹底改變這種財政思維，好好善用這些經常出現的巨額收入，即它所說的非經常性收入，將之投放到公共財政開支之上，冀能公平和合理地分配公共資源。
Hence there should be a paradigm shift in the Governments fiscal management . It should make good use of such huge and frequent revenues or non - recurrent revenues in the words of the Government . It should use such revenues for meeting public expenditure so as to achieve a fair and reasonable distribution of public resources
主席，我覺得這份預算案完全沒有承擔，亦沒有遠見，即使有一些小恩小惠亦幫助不大。
President I think Budget this year is completely devoid of any commitment and vision . The small favours are of very little help
它對基層和弱勢社群的困境置之不顧，對貧富懸殊、人口老化等問題視而不見，社會政策脫離社會現實。
It simply ignores the hardship of the grass roots and the underprivileged and turns a blind eye to problems such as the disparity in wealth and population ageing . Its social policies are detached from the social reality
他的理財哲學是繼續將大量金錢撥作預留基金，例如預留300億元作為安老和殘疾人士的康復服務。
His financial philosophy is to continue to keep a huge amount of money in reserve . For instance he earmarks 30 billion for elderly services and rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities PWDs . Elderly people now have to wait so long for a residential care place that they die without having one
政府的回應是已預留300億元，但我相信這批人離世時都不可能受惠於這300億元。
And the Government says in response that 30 billion has already been earmarked . However I believe this group of people cannot benefit from this 30 billion when they die
政府預留7億元加強職業專才教育。
The Government earmarks 700 million for strengthening vocational and professional education and training
但是，現時有那麼多需要這些服務的人，政府卻不是用現時的撥款、現行的計劃來幫助他們，而是叫他們展望未來，但未來對他們並無意義。
Despite a heavy demand for these services the Government asks them to look to the future rather than using existing allocation and existing schemes to help them . The future is thus meaningless to them
今年是回歸20周年，政府會撥出約6億4,000萬元為20周年舉行慶典。
This year marks the 20 anniversary of our reunification with China . The Government will allocate 640 million to hold celebration activities for the 20 anniversary
我不知道慶祝甚麼，20年來，我們的財政儲備被低估了超過7,000多億元，正確是7,570億元。
I do not know what is worth celebrating . In the past 20 years the fiscal reserve has been undervalued by over 700 - odd billion or 757 billion to be exact
所以，我們看到有子女患有自閉症的家長殺掉自己的子女，甚至殺掉自己的子女後自殺的個案，因為社會沒有理會他們。
We thus came across a case in which the parents killed their autistic children and then committed suicide . The indifference in society leads to such tragedies
我不知道局長有否時間看看最近一齣關於香港精神康復者的港產片"一念無明"，當中點出的只是問題的冰山一角，電影把精神有問題和住在"劏房"的人在一個縮小的時空中道出來。
I do not know if the Secretary has time to watch a recently - released Hong Kong movie called Mad World . It is about ex - mentally ill persons . The movie only shows the tip of the iceberg of the problem
我相信與電影有相同處境的人多不勝數，我們有超過20萬人患有嚴重精神病，說的是達致嚴重程度的病人需要處理，我們有20萬人住在"劏房"，政府如何回應他們？
I believe many people are in the same situation as the protagonists in the movie . We have over 200 000 people suffering from severe mental illness . I am talking about the cases of patients need to be handled
政府表示無能為力，即使很多人沒有地方住，它仍然堅持為了平衡社會不同需要而繼續拒絕改變，限制興建六成公營房屋，四成房屋用來照顧中產的需要。
How does the Government respond to them? . It says that it cannot help . Although many people do not even have a place to live the Government still refuses to change insisting that it needs to balance the needs of different stakeholders in society and restrict the public - private split of housing construction to 60col40 so as to attend to the needs of the middle class
一個不思進取的政府口說不靠高地價，實質上卻用盡地價上的優勢來填補理財的拙劣、政策的短視、目標的不清。
This unproductive Government who claims that it does not rely on the high land price policy is actually making use of the advantage of the land price to make up for its poor financial management skills short - sighted policies and unfocused targets
我們怎可以一次又一次的容忍預算案欺騙香港人？
How could we time and again condone with the Government using the Budget to cheat its people?
我們說要做好職業教育，看看現時香港唯一可以提供職業教育的職業訓練局。
We say that we need to properly take forward vocational education . But let us look at the Vocational Training Council the only institution offering vocational education in Hong Kong
在外地，如果要吸引人修讀職業教育，很多時候不單不收取學費或只收取小量學費，更會提供津助。
In overseas countries similar institutions often offer free minimally - charged or subsidized courses to attract people to receive vocational education
這個政府令到我們很慚愧，為何我這樣說呢？
We are ashamed of the Government . Why do I say so?
陳茂波都是一丘之貉，我亦看不到下屆政府有甚麼優點比他們優勝......
Paul CHAN is just as bad as the others and I do not see how the next Government is in any way better than this Government
但這份預算案，我們不能同意。
we cannot support this Budget
主席，新任財政司司長於今年1月16日才臨危受命，在短短一個多月內，確實難有新的想法。
President as the new Financial Secretary was appointed only as recently as 16 January this year it is indeed very difficult for him to apply any new thinking in just a month or so
不過，大家仍然對新任司長有所期望。
However we still have expectation of the new Financial Secretary
既然前財政司司長一直被指為吝嗇或是守財奴，那麼新任財政司司長應該相對會較為寬鬆，豈料新一年度財政預算案反而更保守，政府在大量財政盈餘下，財政儲備高達9,360億港元，相等於24個月的政府開支，但司長卻沒有善用盈餘，加大資源推出有力的措施協助香港支柱產業的發展，促進經濟，確實令人感到失望。
As the former Financial Secretary has always been criticized for being a miser the new Financial Secretary is expected to be more generous . But to our surprise the Budget announced this year is even more conservative . Although the Government has a huge fiscal surplus and our fiscal reserves stand at HK936 billion which are equivalent to 24 months of government expenditure the Financial Secretary has failed to put the surplus to optimal use
根據政府的資料，2016年本港總貨運量約為2億8,300萬公噸，較2015年輕微下跌了0.2%；至於貨櫃總吞吐量，2016年為1,980萬個標準貨櫃箱，較2015年下跌1.3%。
It is really disappointing that more resources have not been allocated to launch forceful measures to facilitate the development of our pillar industries and promote the economy of Hong Kong . According to the information provided by the Government the total cargo throughput of Hong Kong in 2016 was about 283 million tonnes representing a slight decrease of 0.2 % over 2015; while the total container throughput in 2016 was 19.8 million twenty - foot equivalent units TEUs representing a decrease of 1.3 % over 2015
從這些數字上看，即使香港在過去一年受着環球經濟不景及內地經濟發展減慢的影響下，香港的貨運物流業仍未有受太大的影響。
Judging from these figures the freight logistics sector of Hong Kong has not been greatly affected in the face of a global economic downturn and a slowing down of economic growth in the Mainland over the past year
但實際上，香港已先後被上海、新加坡、深圳及寧波舟山港超越，全球最繁忙港口的排名在2015年已跌至第五位；雖然在2016年力保不失，但尾隨香港的釜山和廣州正迎頭趕上，釜山和廣州與香港只分別相差36萬及96萬個標準貨櫃箱。
However the port of Hong Kong has actually been overtaken by Shanghai Singapore Shenzhen and the port of Zhoushan in Ningbo and its ranking among the worlds busiest container ports has already dropped to the fifth in 2015 . Although Hong Kong was still the fifth busiest container port in 2016 the ports of Busan and Guangzhou were trailing closely behind with only a very slight difference of 360 000 and 960 000 TEUs respectively
因此，政府應投放更多資源以鞏固香港的航運物流業，否則，即使內地落實的"十三五"規劃及倡議的"一帶一路"戰略能夠為香港的航運物流業帶來發展機遇，我們亦只會白白錯過。
Therefore the Government should allocate more resources to consolidate the freight logistics industry of Hong Kong . Otherwise although the implementation of the National 13 Five - Year Plan and the taking - off of the Belt and Road strategy of our country will bring opportunities to develop our freight logistics industry we will only let slip these business opportunities
財政司司長在預算案中表示近年民航業在亞洲發展迅速，帶動市場長遠對飛機租賃的需求，因應航空融資業的前景，建議推出稅務優惠，以吸引公司來香港發展飛機租賃業務，從而增加其他相關的專業服務需求。
The Financial Secretary indicated in the Budget that rapid development of the civil aviation industry in Asia in recent years has generated a long - term demand for aircraft leasing in the market and as aircraft financing was a very promising business the Government planned to offer tax concession to attract aircraft leasing companies to develop their business in Hong Kong thereby increasing the demand for other related professional services
我不單支持有關建議，更希望有關稅務優惠的理念能擴展到航運業。
I support the Governments proposal and what is more I hope the idea of offering tax concession can be extended to the maritime industry
香港早於七八十年代已被確認為航運中心，現時更是世界第四大船舶註冊地。
Hong Kong has already been acknowledged as a maritime centre in as early as the 1970s and 1980s and is now the fourth largest shipping register in the world
現時有接近800間與海運相關的公司組成航運業群，當中包括船舶管理、船舶經紀、船舶融資、航運保險及法律等，有關業務為香港帶來的生產總值達300億港元，以及創造10萬多個職位。
There are now nearly 800 companies engaging in maritime - related businesses establishing a maritime industry cluster covering ship management ship broking ship finance marine insurance maritime law and so on . Such businesses have contributed HK30 billion to our Gross Domestic Product and created over 100 000 jobs
因此，我希望有關稅務優惠的理念能擴展到航運業，以吸引船東、船舶管理公司及商品貿易商等進駐香港，把航運業務這塊餅造大，帶動整個航運業服務群的發展。
Hence I hope the idea of offering tax concession can be extended to cover the maritime industry in order to attract ship - owners ship management companies and merchandise traders to anchor in Hong Kong enlarge the pie of maritime business and promote the development of the entire maritime service cluster
對於財政司司長表示會在新一個財政年度成立稅務政策組，檢視現時的稅務，自由黨是歡迎的。
The Liberal Party welcomes the Financial Secretarys plan to set up a tax policy unit in the new financial year to examine various existing tax issues
除稅務檢討外，我認為現時一些政府作調整收費或租金的指標亦需一併進行檢討。
Apart from a tax review I also consider it necessary to conduct a review at the same time on certain indicators adopted currently by the Government to adjust charges or rents
公眾貨物裝卸區是香港港口及物流業重要的一環，對整個物流業起輔助作用，並為本地付貨人和港口使用者提供成本相對低廉的選擇。
Public Cargo Working Areas PCWAs play an important part in the development of the port and logistics industry of Hong Kong . They provide support to the entire logistics industry and offer alternative choices for local shippers and port users at relatively low costs
政府去年完成的裝卸區檢討研究，亦確認裝卸區運作對香港經濟所帶來的貢獻。
The review study completed by the Government last year on PCWAs has also acknowledged the contribution of PCWAs operation to the economy of Hong Kong
裝卸區營運商其中一項主要營運成本，是船隻停泊位的租金。
One of the major operating costs of PCWA operators is the charge for using berths in PCWAs
裝卸區內每個停泊位，包括海旁區及相關的貨物裝卸操作區，由海事處管理，以招標形式競投。
PCWA berths including seafronts and the related cargo handling areas are managed by the Marine Department and allocated through open tender
中標者與政府簽訂5年期的《停泊位特許協議》，但租金是每年按"政府消費開支平減物價指數"的變化調整。
Successful bidders have to sign a five - year Berth Licence Agreement with the Government but the charge for using PCWA berths will be adjusted every year in accordance with the movement of the Government Consumption Expenditure Deflator GCED
試問政府恆常消費開支的物價變化與裝卸區營運商的營運狀況，甚至其維修保養有何直接關係？
What direct relationship is there between the price changes in the regular government consumption expenditure and the operating conditions and even the maintenance works of PCWA operators?
如果以"政府消費開支平減物價指數"調整停泊位的租金，對裝卸區營運商而言並不合理。
Judging from the perspective of PCWA operators it is unreasonable to base on GCED when adjusting the charge for using PCWA berths
由於佔政府經常性開支超過七成都是公務員和合約員工的薪酬開支，每年除了會按薪酬趨勢淨指標調整外，政府往往會因政治考慮而再作上調。
As we all know the payroll costs of civil servants and contract staff have taken up over 70 % of the government recurrent expenditure and apart from the pay adjustments made every year with reference to the net pay trend indicators further upward adjustments are often made by the Government due to political considerations
過去10年，每年低層公務員薪酬調整幅度都獲調高至跟中層公務員看齊，只有其中一年，中低層公務員薪酬應跟隨薪酬趨勢淨指標下調，但政府並沒有按機制執行，上一個財政年度整體公務員薪酬更獲額外調高0.5%。
The pay adjustment for the lower salary band civil servants has been aligned to the net pay trend indicators of the middle salary band civil servants in each of the past 10 years except one and according to the net pay trend indicators of that year downward pay adjustments should have been made to both the lower and the middle band civil servants but the Government did not implement the adjustments accordingly . In the last financial year civil servants were even granted an additional increase of 0.5 % in their pay adjustments
這些政府行為會令政府消費開支平減指 數變化較市場上的真正物價變化為大，某程度上變成政府加人工，但卻由裝卸區營辦商找數。
Such government actions will result in a larger range of movement of GCED than the actual price changes in the market and to a certain extent it can be said that PCWA operators are made to bear the consequences of the civil service pay rise
在2016年，裝卸區共處理約630萬公噸貨物，包括很多市民日常生活的消費品以至水泥、沙石等建築材料，較公允的選擇是以"本地生產總值平減指數"的變化為參考指標，因其統計範圍包括所有香港的貨品與服務，例如私人消費開支、政府消費開支、本地固定資本形成等，直接反映香港整體一般價格水準的變動，與裝卸區營運商的營運狀況相對有較大的關連。
In 2016 a total of about 6.3 million tonnes of cargo were handled in PCWAs including a large quantity of daily consumer goods as well as building materials like cement sand and stones . It would thus be fairer to use the movement of the Gross Domestic Product Deflator as a reference indicator since the scope of its statistical study covers all goods and services in Hong Kong such as private consumption expenditure government consumption expenditure domestic fixed capital formation and so on . It can directly reflect the overall changes in general price levels in Hong Kong and has a relatively closer relationship with the operating conditions of PCWA operators
此外，欠缺可供航運物流發展土地不足的問題，一直困擾業界。
Moreover the maritime and logistics industries have always been facing the problem of inadequate land for maritime and logistics development . The inadequate supply of land has stifled the development of the industries
土地的不足，窒礙業界發展，司長在演辭中說，政府分別在2010年、2012年及2013年透過公開招標，只推出了6.9公頃土地供物流發展之用。但是，隨後3年多，政府再沒有推出任何可供物流發展的新土地。
As stated by the Financial Secretary in the Budget speech the Government has sold a total of 6.9 hectares of land by open tender in 2010 2012 and 2013 respectively for logistics development but it has released no more logistic sites to the market in the following three - odd years
但是，物流業的運作模式正在急速改變，對土地的需求越來越殷切，特別是由於網購發展迅速，需要更多土地和空間作為貨物倉儲和拆拼、加工和分發等工序。
However the mode of operation of the logistics industry is changing rapidly thus generating an even more pressing demand for land . In particular given the rapid growth of online shopping business more land and space are needed for such processes as goods inventory packing and unpacking processing and distribution
再加上高價值的生鮮食物和藥品，亦成為網購熱品，冷凍、恆溫的倉庫需求殷切。
Meanwhile since raw and fresh food as well as pharmaceuticals of high value have also become hot items for online shopping there is a keen demand for more land for the construction of cold storage warehouses
雖然政府早於2014年表示會在屯門西，預留兩幅共佔地約10公頃的土地作為高增值的物流用途，但可惜，至今為止仍未開始推出市場。
Although the Government has undertaken as early as in 2014 that two sites in Tuen Mun West totalling around 10 hectares would be reserved for high value - added logistics services it is regrettable that the sites have not yet been released to the market so far
希望政府除預留屯門西這10公頃土地外，一些擬作物流發展的用地，包括洪水橋和元朗南的新發展區，以及港珠澳大橋香港口岸人工島上蓋等，都應盡快推出市場，讓相應的物流業務得以發展，從而促進香港作為高價值貨物的區域分銷中心，落實國家"十三五"規劃中，鞏固和提升國際航運中心的地位，推動物流向高端和高增值的方向發展。
It is hoped that apart from these 10 hectares of land reserved in Tuen Mun West the Government would also make available as soon as possible other sites intended for logistics development including the New Development Areas in Hung Shui Kiu and Yuen Long South and the topside of the boundary crossing facilities island of the Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao Bridge to facilitate the development of relevant logistics services . This will help promote Hong Kongs status as a regional distribution centre of high value goods materialize the pledge in the National 13 Five - Year Plan that Hong Kongs status as an international maritime centre will be consolidated and enhanced and enable our logistics industry to move towards high - end and high value - added developments
主席，我並不反對政府收回300多公頃位於洪水橋、元朗南、古洞北、粉嶺北的棕地作整合發展。
President I do not object to the Governments recovery of over 300 hectares of brownfield sites located in Hung Shui Kiu Yuen Long South Kwu Tung North and Fanling North for comprehensive development
但是，我必須重申，棕地上的作業也有其本身的經濟價值，既有支援香港港口運作的後勤用地，亦有露天儲物的堆場，是整體物流供應鏈的一部分。
However I have to reiterate that brownfield operations have their own economic value and with sites used for many different purposes such as port back - up and open storage yards they also play a part in the entire logistics supply chain
政府必須採取"先安置，後發展"的政策，讓棕地上的作業能在替代土地上持續發展，而並非只提供一些津貼，"乾手淨腳"地把其打發，這只會加速割斷整個供應鏈，不利經濟發展。
The Government must adopt the rehouse first develop later policy to allow sustainable development of brownfield operations at alternative sites instead of moving these operations away simply with the granting of certain subsidies since this is detrimental to economic development and will only cut off the entire supply chain at a faster speed
2016年的整體訪港旅客，較2015年下跌4.5%，由5,900多萬人下跌至5,600多萬人，內地旅客的跌幅更高達6.7%。
The total visitor arrivals in 2016 dropped by 4.5 % from 59 million in 2015 to 56 million and an even greater rate of decrease 6.7 % was recorded with visitors from the Mainland