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事實上，社會上一直存在改良稅制的聲音，亦有不少要求建議將稅務優惠擴展至更多行業，例如有大型會計師行建議對在本地投資和成立知識產權中心的企業，提供8.25%的優惠利得稅稅率。
In fact all along there have been calls for enhancement of the tax regime . There are also a number of requests proposing the extension of tax concession to more trades and industries . For instance certain large accounting firms have proposed offering a concessionary profits tax rate of 8.25 % for enterprises investing and setting up intellectual property centres in Hong Kong and that a similar concessionary tax rate should be offered to enterprises in the Greater Bay Area to attract them to set up headquarters in Hong Kong
並以相若的優惠稅率吸引大灣區的企業在香港設立總部。又例如為國內及跨國企業在香港營運的地區總部、企業位於香港的加工管理、貿易及採購中心，以及合資格船舶租賃人、船舶租賃經理和與船務相關的服務提供者提供稅務優惠。
Furthermore it is proposed that tax concessions may be offered to Mainland and multinational enterprises with regional headquarters operating in Hong Kong enterprises running centres of processing management trading and procurement and qualified ship lessors ship leasing managers and providers of shipping related services
就着以上建議，政府有責任仔細聆聽，並經詳細研究後作出回應，過程中必須衡量有關建議對香港經濟所發揮的作用，讓整體社會受惠。
Regarding all of these proposals the Government is obliged to listen carefully and give its response after detailed study and it must assess the effect of the relevant proposals on the economy of Hong Kong in the course of consideration with a view to benefiting society as a whole
主席，《2019年稅務條例草案》建議寬減2018-2019課稅年度100%的薪俸稅和個人入息課稅，每宗個案以2萬元為上限的一次性稅務寬免，政府收入會因而減少近190億元，佔財政盈餘超過四分之一。
President the Inland Revenue Amendment Bill 2019 the Bill proposes to reduce salaries tax tax under personal assessment and profits tax for the year of assessment 2018 - 2019 by 100 % subject to a ceiling of 20,000 per case where the government revenue will be reduced by nearly 1.9 billion accounting for more than a quarter of the fiscal surplus
比較上個課稅年度的相同稅務寬免，政府收入減少226億元，佔財政盈餘的15.2%。
For the similar tax concession measure offered in the previous year of assessment the government revenue was reduced by 22.6 billion accounting for 15.2 % of the fiscal surplus
今個課稅年度的措施，對於不少屬中產和大部分"打工仔"的納稅人來說，實在有着極大的幫助。
The measures introduced for this year of assessment will be of significant help to many middle - class and wage - earner taxpayers
至於2萬元的扣稅上限是否足夠？
Is the tax reduction with a ceiling of 20,000 adequate?
社會需要從本屆政府上任以來，將減輕個人稅務負擔上推出的多項措施一起衡量。
The community should assess this in conjunction with the many measures introduced by the current - term Government since its assumption of office to alleviate tax burden of individual taxpayers
當中包括2017-2018年度起，把薪俸稅的邊際稅階由40,000元擴闊至45,000元，減輕了130萬名納稅人的稅務負擔；增加供養兄弟姊妹免稅額，由現時33,000元增至37,500元，惠及23,800名納稅人；延長居所貸款利息扣除年期，由15個課稅年度增至20個課稅年度；增加個人進修開支的最高扣除額由8萬元增至10萬元，惠及3,500名納稅人。
Those measures implemented since 2017 - 2018 include expanding marginal tax bands from 40,000 to 45,000 to alleviate the tax burden of 1.3 million of taxpayers increasing the dependent brother or dependent sister allowance from 33,000 to 37,500 to benefit 23 800 taxpayers extending the entitlement period for home loan interest deduction from 15 to 20 years of assessment and raising the deduction ceiling for self - education expenses from 80,000 to 100,000 to benefit 3 500 taxpayers
主席，我謹此陳辭，支持條例草案。
With these remarks President I support the Bill
主席，政府就《2019年稅務條例草案》提出的全體委員會審議階段修正案，以落實財政司司長於今年8月中宣布的進一步稅務寬免，應付目前香港面對的內外經濟環境，當中包括將2018-2019課稅年度的稅務寬免百分比由75%提升至100%，每宗稅務寬免個案的上限維持在2萬元，我表示支持和歡迎。
Chairman in order to cope with the external and local economic environment facing Hong Kong the Government will move Committee stage amendments to the Inland Revenue Amendment Bill 2019 to implement the enhanced tax reduction announced by the Financial Secretary in August . One of the measures is to increase the tax reduction percentage for the year of assessment 2018 - 2019 from 75 % to 100 % while retaining the ceiling of 20,000 . I support and welcome this measure
相信很多市民和企業均會歡迎有關的措施，我亦期望政府能夠盡早落實，使大約200多萬名市民和企業可以得到一些實在的好處，應對現時複雜多變的經濟環境。
I believe many people and enterprises welcome the measure as well . I hope that the Government can expeditiously implement the measure to give some material benefit to some two million taxpayers and enterprises and help them cope with the present complicated and ever - changing economic environment . Despite the fact that the tax reduction ceiling for salaries tax and tax under personal assessment is lower than that of previous year of assessment but Chairman I do not think the strength of the measure is that weak
薪俸稅和個人入息課稅的稅務寬免上限雖然比較上一個課稅年度為少，但主席，我認為力度不算弱，政府收入會減少近190億元，佔財政盈餘超過四分之一，對納稅人尤其是中產來說，更可以為他們打氣，鼓勵他們多些消費，間接支持各行各業，例如受到過去數個月社會暴亂而重創的零售、餐飲和旅遊業。
The Government will receive almost 19 billion less in revenue which accounts for over a quarter of the fiscal surplus . The tax reduction will be a form of encouragement to taxpayers especially the middle - class taxpayers so as to encourage them to spend more and this will indirectly become a form of support to various sectors . For instance this is particularly meaningful to the retail catering and tourist industries which have been hard hit by the riots over the past few months
稅務寬免的措施由75%提升至100%，不但具有實際作用，對提振目前社會上的士氣也是很有需要的。
Apart from serving a practical function the measure of increasing the tax reduction from 75 % to 100 % also serve to boost social atmosphere something we desperately need now
至於利得稅稅務寬免的修訂，算是"加碼"措施協助工商界渡過經濟難關，足見政府預料，將在本年年底公布的第三季本地生產總值數字不會太理想，經濟陷入技術性衰退周期將難以避免。
The proposed amendment to the tax reduction for profits tax can be regarded as an enhanced measure to help the industrial and business sectors to tide over the present economic hardship . Evidently the measure is a foreboding of the Government that the third - quarter Gross Domestic Product of Hong Kong to be announced by the end of the year will not be promising and that the economy will inevitably enter the cycle of technical recession
然而，稅務寬免的百分比雖然已提升至100%，但以金額來說，即使是原先的75%，政府也只是少收19億元。
The tax reduction percentage is now proposed to increase to 100 % . However monetarily speaking given that the Government will only receive 1.9 billion less in tax revenue under the original 75 % tax reduction proposal it is estimated that proportionally speaking the 100 % tax reduction proposal will only save taxpayers no more than 3 billion in tax payment
如果企業受到現時社會環境和外圍經濟局勢的衝擊，即使上半年有賺了，全年累計下，倒過來虧蝕也說不定，屆時將無法受惠於這些寬免措施。
Hard hit by the present social situation and the external economic environment enterprises which manage to make a profit in the first half of the year may end up in deficit at the end of the year and they will not benefit from these tax reduction measures
我希望局方能夠繼續密切關注香港未來的經濟情況，在審慎理財的大原則下，需要時便應適當地加強支援措施。
I hope the Bureau can keep the economic situation of Hong Kong under close review and timely enhance the support measures when necessary under the overriding principle of fiscal prudence
其實政府除提升利得稅寬免措施外，也要想方設法協助香港把握作為粵港澳大灣區內企業的國際業務總部和財資中心，以及"一帶一 路"沿線地區的商機。
In fact apart from enhancing the tax reduction measure for profits tax the Government should also strive to help Hong Kong to enshrine its role as the international business headquarters and financing centre for enterprises in the Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area and to seize business opportunities in the regions along the Belt and Road
主席，因為造就商機會較純粹的財政支援更為有利，亦涉及企業投資，例如可考慮引入地區總部稅務優惠，從而鼓勵更多跨國企業在香港投資、設立地區總部和財資中心。
Chairman creating business opportunities is more beneficial than simply providing financial support . It will also encourage business investment from enterprises . For instance the Government can consider introducing tax concessions for enterprises which set up their international headquarters here so as to encourage more multinational corporations to invest in Hong Kong and set up their regional headquarter and financing centre here
對在本地投資，例如成立與科技發展、幫助科技發展相關的知識產權中心的企業，提供優惠利得稅稅率等，政府均有責任仔細研究，並盡快落實可行措施。
The Government is duty - bound to carefully look into measures such as giving preferential profits tax rates to enterprises which invest in Hong Kong such as those setting up technology - related businesses or setting up intellectual property rights centres that help technology development and to roll out the feasible measures as soon as practicable
主席，由於中美貿易摩擦不斷升溫，以及香港社會尚未回復平靜，香港經濟前景極為不樂觀，政府不應該將支援措施止於現在，必須因應複雜多變的環境，先行備妥可能的第四輪、第五輪的提振經濟措施。
Chairman with the China - United States trade conflict escalating and given that peace has not been restored to Hong Kong our economic outlook is far from promising . The Government should not stop its support measures here . It must take into consideration the complicated and changing situation and prepare in advance the fourth or possibly fifth round of economic stimulation measures
即使多輪措施會增加政府財政赤字的機會，但憑着政府穩健的財政儲備，在與市民一起抵禦經濟下行的風浪後，相信很快便看到風雨後的彩虹。
These rounds of measures may increase the likelihood of a fiscal deficit . But given the robust fiscal reserve of the Government after the Government tides over this economic downturn together with the people I believe we will soon see the rainbow after the storm
林卓廷議員，請你返回這項辯論的議題。
Mr LAM Cheuk - ting please come back to the subject of this motion debate
香港的稅收作為二次分配的手段，確實是很弱的二次分配，因為我們一向奉行低稅率的收入，付出的較外國少得多。
In Hong Kong the use of tax revenue as a means of secondary distribution has indeed made the secondary distribution very weak . It is because our income is subject to a low tax rate which means that our tax payment is far less than that in overseas countries
不過，當一次、二次及三次分配都做得不理想時，其實會令很多經濟問題變成政治問題，然後爆發。
But when the first second and third distributions are conducted unsatisfactorily actually many economic problems will turn into political problems which will explode later
在香港，大家理解的一次分配是各自的收入，大家是憑藉個人努力而爭取回來的，但我們的一次分配能否令人覺得可以在這城市安心生活呢？
In Hong Kong the primary distribution according to our understanding refers to individual earnings or earnings that we made through our own efforts . But can this primary distribution make people feel that they can live in peace in this city?
香港要取得作為全球最自由經濟體的稱號，我們是要放棄很多在一次分配中可令大家感到較公平的措施，以致這些措施大為減少。
In order for Hong Kong to be reputed as the worlds freest economy we have to give up many measures considered by people as fair in the course of primary distribution and as a result these measures have decreased substantially
標準工時和最低工資，但我們的力度卻遠較外國弱小。
We have standard working hours and the minimum wage but their strength is far weaker than that of measures adopted in overseas countries
更甚的是，香港政府甚至將這種一次分配的不公加劇，例如採用外判制。
Worse still the Hong Kong Government is even aggravating the unfairness of the primary distribution by for instance adopting the outsourcing system
最低工資亦沒有辦法可以為我們提供保障，而且最低工資只是最近十年八年的事，加上標準工時亦未有着落，香港的一次分配確實很難令香港人感到滿意。
Even the minimum wage cannot provide protection for us not to mention that the minimum wage only came into existence 8 or 10 years ago . Coupled with the fact that the standard working hours have yet to be implemented it is indeed difficult for the primary distribution in Hong Kong to be satisfactory to Hongkongers
但是，這二次分配究竟是否足夠呢？
But is this secondary distribution adequate?
除此之外，今次的"派糖"或其他一些利民紓困措施都是搔不着癢處。
Besides the candies or other relief measures provided this time around cannot get to the core of the problem
雖然我們歡迎這些措施，但它們搔得着癢處嗎？
Although we welcome these measures can they address the core of the problem?
我們這些支持政府的人得不到幫助，不支持政府的人也得不到，更埋怨政府為何得不到。
We supporters of the Government are not given any assistance nor are the non - supporters of the Government who complained about neglect by the Government
為何會有這情況出現呢？
Why is it so?
其實，國內有些學者已提到現時不單只有一次分配及二次分配，還有三次分配。
In fact some scholars in the Mainland have already said that there are not only the primary and secondary distributions but also tertiary distribution
這種補漏拾遺的做法與關愛基金的作用有點相似，但現時關愛基金變相已經全由政府注資，市民的捐助越來越少。
This gap - filling approach is similar to the function of the Community Care Fund though the Fund is now virtually funded fully by the Government with less and less donations from members of the public
所以，這種一、二、三次分配確實在香港做得不好，亦缺乏力度。
Therefore the primary secondary and tertiary distributions in Hong Kong are indeed unsatisfactory and lacking punch
其實，很多小的政治問題都會因此而在經濟方面埋下一個深層的地雷，遲早都會爆發出來。
Hence many minor political problems will add up to become a landmine buried deep in the economy which is set to explode sooner or later
所以，我認為政府可以藉着這次運動處理一些問題正如我每次都說"有危便有機"而不是"頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳"呢？
Therefore I think the Government can seize the opportunity of this movement to address some problems―as I said every time where there is a crisis there will also be opportunities―rather than taking stop - gap measures
我認為政府可以再思考一下，特別是從稅制或透過政府的動作進行二次分配來再分配社會資源。
I think the Government can give further thoughts to this and particularly in respect of making the secondary distribution through the tax regime or other government initiatives to redistribute social resources I think the Government can do more
主席，我剛才聽完楊岳橋議員的發言，的確有點憤怒，因為他口口聲聲說警察濫捕，似乎他看不到過去數個月的情況，我不知道他過去數個月是否去了旅行，還是不在香港生活，甚至是不在地球？
President having listened to what Mr Alvin YEUNG just said I indeed feel a little angry because he kept saying the Police have been making indiscriminate arrests . He seems ignorant of what has been happening in the past few months . I wonder if he has been out of town or he was not living in Hong Kong or not living on this earth in the past few months
警察不會無故上街作出拘捕，他是否看不到暴徒縱火堵路、打爛商鋪、毆鬥等情況呢？
The Police will not arrest people on the street for no reasons . Can he not see how rioters set things ablaze and block roads? . Can he not see how they have vandalized shops and engaged in fights?
不過，我想告訴政府，在香港生活的確非常昂貴，貴到甚麼程度呢？
However I wish to tell the Government that it is genuinely very expensive to live in Hong Kong . How expensive?
我舉個例子，1997年，一個巨無霸要9.9元，到了今年，一個巨無霸要24.9元，可想而知，經濟一直發展下去，市民生活開支會非常昂貴，也非常艱難。
Let me cite an example . In 1997 a Big Mac cost 9.9 but it costs 24.9 this year . So we can see that as the economy develops the living cost here becomes very expensive and peoples livelihood is tough
連巨無霸的價錢也如此上升，租金當然更不止如此，還有其他生活費用，也的確一直在增加。
Given the price of a Big Mac has increased so much rents have certainly increased even more and other living expenses have been increasing as well
香港亦出現另一種情況，便是財富高度集中在一群人手上。
Another phenomenon in Hong Kong is that wealth is highly concentrated in a group of people
根據政府提供的數據，2016-2017年度要繳交薪俸稅的人有176萬，2017-2018年度則有188萬，要繳交的稅項是多少呢？
According to government data 1.76 million people paid salaries tax in 2016 - 2017 and the number rose to 1.88 million in 2017 - 2018 . How much tax was paid?
這135萬人所貢獻的稅款，其實只佔整體薪俸稅稅收的8.6%，而另外16萬名要繳交較高薪俸稅稅款，即年薪100萬元以上的人，他們要繳交的稅款佔整個薪俸稅稅收的74%。
The tax payment contributed by these 1.35 million people only accounted for 8.6 % of the total salaries tax revenue and another 160 000 people paid a higher salaries tax . These people were those who earned more than 1 million a year and they made up 74 % of the total salaries tax revenue
而政府藏富於民的其中一種做法，便是今次稅收收少一些，給市民一些寬免，讓大家歇一歇，這可以紓緩市民一點負擔，但實質幫助不大，真正可以藏富於民的做法，其實要靠資產增值。
A way for the Government to leave wealth with the people is to like the present proposal demand less tax from the people and give them some tax concession so as to give them a break . In so doing the Government can relieve a bit of their burden . But the help is not big in material sense
所以，我們過去多次跟政府提出，如果它真的希望藏富於民，可以考慮讓香港市民從無產變有產。
A truly feasible way to leave wealth with the people is by capital appreciation . Hence we have repeatedly suggested that the Government should consider helping people to progress from non - propertied to propertied if it truly wishes to leave wealth with the people
現在有近200萬人居住在公營房屋，我們建議政府，在接着的施政報告中，可否推出租置計劃，令居住在公屋裏面的人，每個月交租等同供樓，這便可以讓他們由無產變有產。
Almost 2 million people are now living in public housing . We suggest the Government to launch a tenants purchase scheme in the coming Policy Address to enable public housing tenants to turn their monthly rent payment into payment for home purchase so as to enable them to acquire property
如果他們擁有資產，社會的經濟發展才會跟他們有關係。
When they manage to own property they will then be able to identify with the economic development in society
在10多年前，假設有一個人很厲害，儲夠首期買樓，他的首期只是50萬元，接着經過這10多年，這50萬元增長了多少倍呢？
Ten - odd years ago people who managed to save up a down payment for home purchase only needed 500,000 to do so . After ten - odd years how many times has this 500,000 grown?
又不是真的很厲害，只是香港的經濟增長，令他的資產增長，令他變得有錢。
It is all because of the economic growth of Hong Kong that has led to capital appreciation and made these people rich
根據資料，香港的房屋是全球最難負擔的，這是立法會的數據。
Information shows that housing in Hong Kong is the most unaffordable in the world . This is taken from the data prepared by the Legislative Council
按照2017年的樓價，一般家庭要儲蓄19年才能夠負擔得起，但新加坡是將我們的19年除4，只需儲蓄大約四五年，已經可以負擔一層樓。
An average household has to save money for 19 years before it can afford to purchase a property at the prices in 2017 . In the case of Singapore people only need a quarter of the 19 years that is about four to five years to save up enough money for property purchase
中小型住宅在10年內升幅223%，可想而知，如果政府可以令香港人擁有資產，即大家的身家便會上升223%，所以資產對藏富於民是極度重要的。
The price of a small - to - medium - sized flat has gone up 223 % within 10 years here . One could imagine if the Government managed to help Hong Kong people to acquire their own property peoples capital would have gone 223 % . Capital is thus a very important means for the Government to leave wealth with the people
另一個可以令市民稍為開心的做法，尤其是在這種環境下，就是政府要想想如何老有所依。
Another way to make people slightly happier especially considering the present social situation is that the Government has to figure out how to enable elderly people to have a worry - free old age
現時香港並無全民退休保障，由於沒有退休保障，市民便要靠積蓄。
There is now no universal retirement protection in Hong Kong . People have to rely on their savings at their old age
長者到了70歲，便會有"生果金"。
Elderly people reaching the age of 70 are entitled to receive fruit grant
我記得特首林鄭月娥首次來立法會接受議員質詢時，我是第一個問她的議員。
I remember when Chief Executive Carrie LAM came to the Legislative Council for her first Question Time I was the first Member to ask her a question
我永遠都記得我對她說，現時65歲至70歲之間的長者，都很希望可以免審查領取"生果金"。
I always remember what I said to her . I relayed the earnest hope of the elderly people aged between 65 and 70 to receive the non - means tested fruit grant
"生果金"自1973年訂立後，直至1991年開始讓65歲人士領取，但需要資產審查。
The issuance of fruit grant was incepted in 1973 . The eligible age was first lowered to 65 in 1991 but the recipients have to be means - tested
此外，即使政府退稅2萬元，對於"打工仔"或做生意的人來說，他們最希望的是社會穩定。
Besides what wage - earners or businessmen want the most is not a 20,000 tax concession from the Government . They want social stability
今時今日的香港可說是金融中心、國際大都會，是一個很有活力的城市，宣傳片也是這樣說。
Hong Kong is a financial centre an international metropolis and a vibrant city . Even those promotion videos say so
為何我們要來香港、留在香港，甚至國際很多不同地方的人想來香港、留在香港？
Why do we come and stay in Hong Kong? . Why do people from so many different places around the world want to come and stay in Hong Kong?
就是因為香港安全。
It is because Hong Kong is a safe place
我們曾經是全亞洲最安全的城市，我相信這是一個根本，令大家願意在這裏置業安居。
We were once the safest city across Asia . I believe this is the very reason people are willing to live and purchase property here
大家是多麼擔心，生活在這裏，安全是否真的無法保障呢？
People are concerned whether their safety is protected
有些人說，被打爛的東西是死物，人命和死物，哪一樣更重要？
Some people say the things being vandalized are dead objects and ask which human lives or dead objects is more important
其實我想對你們說，人命當然重要，但那些是否真的是死物呢？
I wish to tell these people that human lives are certainly important . But I question whether those things being vandalized are simply dead objects . They serve a function
它是有用的，港鐵的入閘機，是有用的東西，它每天服務500萬名市民，為何打爛它？
The MTR entry gates serve a function . They are used by 5 million members of the public every day . Why do people smash these facilities?
在過去一段時間，我覺得市民已由最初對政府有點期望，變成失望；由信任變成心死。
I think people have changed from having some hope with the Government to having no hope with it . They have changed from trusting the Government to feeling heart broken
所以，我希望反對派在責罵時公道一點，也要責罵暴徒，才算公平。
I thus hope that the opposition camp can make fair criticism and criticize the rioters as well
談到紓困措施，今次雖然有改進，稅務寬免由75%提升至100%，但與特區政府剛公布的施政報告內容相比，施政報告給予社會的政治衝擊比較大。
As regards the relief measures there is improvement this time with the tax concession rate increased from 75 % to 100 % . However in comparison the Policy Address released earlier by the SAR Government has a larger political impact on society
何謂政治衝擊呢？
What is a political impact?
不是說有一個政治炸彈放在這裏般，而是對於民心所向、市民所想、期望政府能夠幫助社會做的事，甚至表達政治承擔，施政報告均沒有作為。
It does not mean a political bomb being planted here but rather refers to the inaction of the Policy Address in response to public aspirations and concerns nor to peoples expectation that the Government can do something to help society or even express political commitment
甚至有些市民告訴我們，他們聽到特首公布施政報告時，希望的是簡單來說"大刀闊斧"4個字，要有新思維，但施政報告最終是雷聲大、雨點小，令社會有強大的期望落差，導致政府今次提交這項《條例草案》時，大家便回頭"起你尾注"，翻政府舊帳，藉此機會罵政府。
Some members of the public even told us that when listening to the Chief Executives speech on the Policy Address they looked forward to something drastic―simply put―and accompanied by new thinking but the Policy Address turned out to be a damp squib falling far short of social expectations . Consequently now that the Government has introduced the Bill people turn the tables on the Government and settle old scores with it seizing this chance to give it both barrels
我今天的感覺大致是這樣。
This is more or less how I feel today
在稅收方面，政府退稅給市民，民主建港協進聯盟絕不反對；然而，我們要藉此機會批評政府，在過去多年來的"派糖"措施，或惠民紓困措施，做錯了兩點：第一，政府經常顧大失小，然後藉着關愛基金進行所謂補漏拾遺這個詞語是一兩年前出現的。
On the tax front the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong DAB has absolutely no objection to the Governments offering tax rebate to the public . Nevertheless we take this opportunity to criticize the Government for having made two mistakes with its giveaway or public relief measures in the past years . First subsequent to being pound wise and penny foolish the Government has often made use of the Community Care Fund CCF to purportedly plug the gaps―this term emerged a year or two ago
有甚麼事情漏了做，便向公眾補漏拾遺。
If anything has been omitted it will plug the gaps for the public
問題是政府沒有認清社會的政治現實。
The problem is that the Government has failed to grasp the political reality of our society
所以，政府做錯的第一件事，是在財政預算案的所有措施中，排除小部分惠民措施，依靠關愛基金的補漏拾遺方案來推行，甚至不知道關愛基金會推出甚麼措施，這本身在政治上已經出錯。
Therefore the first thing that the Government has done wrong is to exclude a small number of measures from the Budget and rely on CCFs gap - plugging solutions to implement them . Worse still it does not even know what measures CCF will roll out which is already a political mistake in itself
這是第一，導致政府一定出現政治問題。
This is the first one which certainly spells political problems for the Government
第二，我現在30多歲，快將40歲，其實我深深感覺到，香港社會上感覺不到為何要繳稅？
Secondly at my current age of 30 - something going on 40 I actually deeply feel that members of Hong Kong society do not sense the need to pay tax
我早前看了一篇文章，談論韓國如果我沒有記錯，應該是韓國文章寫到南韓人會爭相繳稅，以多繳稅為榮。
Earlier on I read an article about South Korea―if my memory is correct it should be South Korea . The article wrote that South Koreans would scramble to pay tax and take pride in contributing a hefty sum of it
但是，香港現時即使是普通的中產市民我剛才聽到不知哪位議員說，好像是麥美娟議員有很多市民無須繳稅，他們便感覺不到繳稅對他們有何好處。
At present however many members of the Hong Kong public including even ordinary middle - class people―as I just heard from a Member seemingly Ms Alice MAK―do not need to pay tax and hence do not feel there is any merit in doing so
即使繳了稅，原來社會上很多東西仍是要負擔的。
Even with tax paid it turns out that many things in society still entail obligations
當然，社會的福利和權利亦伴隨着義務。
Certainly that is also the case for welfare benefits and rights in society
在教育的過程中，應該告訴香港市民，在香港的社會結構裏，社會賦予個人的責任、繳稅人的責任、中產的責任是甚麼。
Throughout their educational journey the people of Hong Kong should be advised what responsibilities fall on individuals taxpayers and the middle class within Hong Kongs social framework
我看不到香港的課本中特別提到這點，甚至剛才所說的眾多提振作用。
I do not see in Hong Kongs textbooks any specific mention of this point nor even the various boosting effects referred to earlier
甚至可進行多少次白內障手術？
and even How many cataract operations can be done instead?
'但事實上，早在人類的技術水平可以展開火星之旅之前，我作為太空總署署長，已經對兒童飢荒的問題有所了解。
In fact as a director at NASA I have known of famined children long before I knew that a voyage to the planet Mars is technically feasible