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其實這些項目如學位教師的比例根本直截了當，隨時可以實行。
Despite the fine - sounding pretext of pending studies and consultation these issues such as the proportion of graduate teachers are actually so straightforward that they can be implemented anytime
第三，剛才亦有議員提到我們應重視各方面的意見，例如政府似乎對全港性系統評估或基本能力評估蠢蠢欲動，今天亦有報道指政府似乎有意復考。
Third earlier on some Members said that importance should be accorded to the views of all parties . For instance it seems that the Government is poised to restore the Territory - wide System Assessment TSA or the Basic Competence Assessment BCA and it is reported today that the Government seems to have plans for a relaunch
"林鄭"曾在競選政綱中表示會擱置有關評估，待進行完整檢討後才會實施，但最少我本人未有被認真和充分諮詢。
In her manifesto Carrie LAM said that these assessments would be shelved and that they would be conducted only after a comprehensive review but at least I myself have yet been seriously and fully consulted
至於政府進行的諮詢，其現有委員會代表性不足，所提供的問卷已遭批評為有引導性，當中亦有成員有利益衝突之嫌。
As for the consultation conducted by the Government the existing committees lack representativeness; the questionnaires provided have been criticized for containing leading questions and conflicts of interest are also suspected on the part of members of the committees
在這種情況下，我們就TSA或BCA所作的決策是否理想？
Under these circumstances will the policies made on TSA or BCA be considered ideal?
我們關注的問題不單關乎會否構成操練，而是整個決策過程是否合理。
We are concerned not only about whether drillings will be done but also whether the entire policymaking process is reasonable
主席，我希望大家感受到我的態度是"是其是，非其非"，積極進言，提出建議。
President I hope Members can feel that I am actively expressing my views and making suggestions with the attitude of saying what is right as right and denouncing what is wrong as wrong
我以往曾提交一些報告，希望勾勒出一項包含"先安頓，後發展"兩個階段的發展策略。
I have submitted some reports before in the hope of outlining a two - phase strategy for development by settling the system first and pursuing development as the next step
在高等教育方面，其實我們要做的工作很多，而我認為今次政府對研究工作的撥款是非常重要的一環。
In respect of higher education there is actually a lot to do and I think the funding for research studies undertaken by the Government in this Policy Address is vitally important
在這過程中，我們曾在立法會辯論能否國際化和本地化並重。
In the process we have debated in the Legislative Council whether equal importance can be attached to internationalization and localization
這個定位問題非常重要，我認為政府在這方面應該進行深入研究，檢視過往數年或10多年的國際化政策有否微調或修正的需要。
This question of positioning is very important . I think the Government should carry out in - depth studies and review the need to fine - tune or amend the policy on internationalization that has been adopted over the past few years or a decade or so
舉例而言，在研究生的栽培上，今次免除他們修讀研究生課程的學費是一種進步。但從討論中，我們得知這只是解決問題的一小步。
For instance on the nurturing of research postgraduates the waiver of tuition fees for students of postgraduate programmes is an advancement but from the discussion we have learnt that this is no more than a small step taken to solve the problem
香港的教師是否有足夠時間承擔政府要求他們進行的繁重工作，如專業發展、表現評估或觀課等？
Do teachers in Hong Kong have sufficient time to undertake an onerous amount of work required of them by the Government in such respects as professional development performance appraisal or lesson observations?
又是否有時間處理大量行政工作？
Do they have the time to cope with voluminous administrative work?
如果有大量工作積壓，令教師未能好好發揮所長，一切只會是徒然。
If a substantial backlog is built up which hence precludes teachers from effectively giving play to their expertise all the efforts made would only come to naught
因此，教師編制非常重要，是最重要的軟件建設。
Therefore the teacher establishment is very important and the most crucial software development
我們提出在中小學教師編制方面，每班師生比例要增加0.3，而透過去年的36億元撥款，有關比例已增加0.1。
In respect of the teacher establishment in primary and secondary schools we have proposed that the teacher to pupil ratio in each class be increased by 0.3 and with the provision of 3.6 billion last year this ratio has increased by 0.1
第二點是教師學位教席的問題，我剛才已指出這是非常簡單直接的事。
The second point concerns the graduate posts of teachers . I already said earlier that this should be a most simple straightforward issue
但基本上，幾乎所有教師均擁有學位，為何不能為他們提供學位教師的教席呢？
But basically almost all the teachers are degree holders so why can they not be offered graduate posts?
第三，除軟件外，硬件設備亦非常重要。
Third software aside hardware facilities are also important
屋邨內有些"火柴盒"學校，而非屋邨內亦有很多低標準校舍。
In housing states there are some matchbox schools and in places other than housing estates we can find many substandard school premises
我最近研究了升降機的問題，亦關乎有否違反《殘疾歧視條例》的精神。
I have recently looked into the issue of elevators which is also related to whether there is violation of the spirit of the Disability Discrimination Ordinance
就這一點而言，我希望政府能夠着力改善校舍，尤其是低標準校舍，令它們可以與其他學校並駕齊驅，為在這些學校就讀的學生提供公平的教育。
On this point I hope that the Government can be committed to making improvements to school premises especially those that are below standard so that they can be brought on par with other schools and students in these schools can hence be provided with education fairly
這是重要的一環，我們要明白這並非純粹關乎校舍問題，而是關乎對學生的教育問題。
This is important . We have to understand that this concerns not only the school premises but also the education of students
我們不單關注教師和校舍，還關心學生，例如學童自殺問題，我們應如何避免本港的教育制度導致學童自殺，或如何防止學童自殺？
We care about not only teachers and school premises but also students such as the problem of student suicides . How should we prevent the education system of Hong Kong from causing student suicides or how should we prevent students from committing suicide?
就這一點而言，我希望政府能夠盡快承認自殺問題與教育制度有關。
On this point I hope that the Government can admit as soon as possible the relationship between the suicide problem and the education system
在引起學生壓力的問題中，相當重要的一點是TSA的問題，它在初小階段已為學生帶來壓力。
There are problems exerting pressure on students and the problem of TSA is prominent for it already constituted a source of pressure to students at the junior primary level
現在我們能否在這個問題上採取合理的做法？
Concerning this problem can we adopt a reasonable approach?
我認為最好的方法是擱置TSA，再成立具充分代表性的組織或委員會，在認真進行檢視後才提出具說服力的做法。
I think the best option to shelve TSA and then establish a fully representative organization or committee to put forward a convincing approach after conducting a review seriously
如現時強行推出或提出各種方法，藉此逃避問題，最終只會引起更大的對立和分化，我相信後果將非常嚴重。
If the Government is bent on pushing through or introducing various options in an attempt to evade the problem only more opposition and divisions would be resulted in the end and this I believe would lead to grave consequences
我在此認真的向局方進言，希望這個問題得到妥善解決，而非以一種粗暴的方式對待。
Here I am seriously tendering this piece of advice to the Bureau in the hope that the Government can resolve this problem properly rather than dealing with it in a violent way
此外，今次的施政報告亦提出將特殊教育統籌主任常規化。
Moreover this Policy Address has proposed to regularize the services of Special Education Needs SEN Coordinators
我們希望能夠進一步把它正規化，意思是該名主任應該是一名真正的主任。
We hope that they can be further regularized in that there would be bona fide SEN Coordinators
在幼兒教育方面，大家也知道我們很關注幼師薪級表，相信無須多說。
In respect of early childhood education Members all know that we are very concerned about the pay scale for kindergarten teachers and I think I need not do any more explaining
然而，我想指出其實幼師亦正面對特殊教育需要的問題，他們目前的人手確實不足以處理特殊教育需要。
However I wish to point out that kindergarten teachers also face problems relating to special education needs and the existing manpower is indeed inadequate for addressing the special education needs
因此，我認為在人手比例上應作出改善。
In this connection I think improvement should be made to the proportion of manpower
在特殊學校方面，我希望政府特別關注社工比例，因為目前可能正出現倒退情況。
With regard to special schools I hope that the Government will pay particular attention to the proportion of social workers because there is probably regression in the situation right now
除上述問題外，我亦想指出政治因素亦隨時會為教育帶來很多威脅，希望今後我們的教育無須處理不必要的政治化問題。
Apart from all of these problems I also wish to point out that political factors may subject education to a lot of threats anytime and I hope that we do not have to deal with unnecessary politicized issues in the realm of education in future
對於國民教育，我們當然認為應要推行，但卻應在公民教育的框架下推行，意思是培養學生全面而非片面認識中國情況，同時亦要有獨立思考。
Concerning national education we certainly agree to its implementation but it should be implemented under the framework of civic education which means fostering students understanding of the situation of China on all fronts rather than just partially while developing in students the ability of independent thinking
近日，李飛先生來港演講，這當然是一場有價值的演講。
Recently Mr LI Fei has come to Hong Kong to give a speech which of course has value
當然，我們的整體財政亦要有充分支持，但由於時間所限，我便不再在此贅述。
Certainly it is also necessary to provide adequate support in terms of the overall finance . But given the time constraints I will not talk about it at length here
結果顯示，有五成半受訪者表示接受或非常接受，而不接受或非常不接受的則佔四成。
Results showed that 55 % of the interviewees considered her performance acceptable or very acceptable whereas 40 % considered it unacceptable or very unacceptable
接下來的問題是最重要的問題，即是否接受"林鄭"在施政報告中提出的教育政策。
The next question is the most important one . The interviewees were asked whether they considered Carrie LAMs education policies in the Policy Address acceptable
表示接受及非常接受的人士稍高於六成，而非常不接受及不接受的則佔三成半，可見持正面態度的人明顯較多。
Those who considered it acceptable and very acceptable accounted for a little more than 60 % whereas 35 % considered it very unacceptable and unacceptable showing that people who held a positive view were obviously in the majority
主席，我相信我的會員與我同樣公道。
President I believe my fellow members like me are fair
"是其是，非其非"，在過去半年間，我們看到很多施政也有正面改善，這是相當明顯的。
We say what is right as right and denounce what is wrong as wrong . Over the past six months we have seen many positive improvements in policy administration and these are all very clear
但我們亦同時看到一些隱憂，希望這些隱憂最終不會成為事實，得以避免。
Having said that we have seen some hidden worries at the same time and I hope these hidden worries would not come true and could be avoided
我們希望透過充分合作，使整個社會對未來的公共教育更加充滿信心。
We hope that through thorough cooperation the entire society will have more confidence in the public education in future
我們亦會繼續發表意見，積極建言，提出建議。
We will continue to express our opinions and actively put forward constructive views and make suggestions
因此，"是其是，非其非"、積極建言和提出建議將會是我繼續保持的態度。
Therefore I will continue to adopt the attitude of saying what is right as right and denouncing what is wrong as wrong actively expressing views and making suggestions
我會預留一些時間，留待在政制問題的辯論環節中繼續發言。
I will leave some time for myself to speak further in the debate session on constitutional affairs
代理主席，特首的首份施政報告體現了其施政新風。
Deputy President this maiden Policy Address of the Chief Executive is a manifestation of her new style of governance
在這份題為"一起同行，擁抱希望，分享快樂"的施政報告中，民生工作貼近市民的心聲，例如交通津貼、街市安裝冷氣、天水圍及東涌興建市政街市，這些市民期待已久的民生工作，均在特首這份施政報告得以體現。
In the Policy Address titled We Connect for Hope and Happiness work on peoples livelihood echoes the aspirations of the public . The livelihood initiatives such as the transport fare subsidy installation of air conditioning in public markets construction of public markets in Tin Shui Wai and Tung Chung for which the public have aspired for a long time have now been realized in the Policy Address
因此，我對這份施政報告充滿期望，亦希望致謝議案可獲通過。
Hence I hold high expectations of the Policy Address and I hope that the Motion of Thanks will be passed
我現在會就人口老化的工作，表達我對有關政府政策的意見。
I will now express my views on the Governments policies on addressing the ageing population issues
香港已經步入人口老齡化，很多未能居家安老及需要護理的長者均要入住院舍，但諷刺的是，我們常聽到社會說：長者等到死，也未能入住院舍。
The population of Hong Kong is ageing . Many elderly persons who cannot age at home and need care have to stay in residential homes . Ironically the comment we hear in society frequently is that Elderly persons waiting for a place in residential care homes die before they can get one
現實情況是，私營安老院舍宿位佔市場63%，而獲政府津助或合約院舍則只有37%。
In reality places at self - financing residential care homes for the elderly RCHEs including places under the bought place scheme account for 63 % of the market share whereas subsidized homes or contract homes of the Government account for merely 37 %
假如長者堅持非津助或合約宿位不住的話，平均要等候3年才有宿位。
If these elderly people insist on waiting for a place in subsidized homes or contract homes they will have to wait for three years on average
我認為這畸形現象，是政府政策過分傾斜所造成的。
I think this abnormal phenomenon should be attributed to the excessively tilted policy adopted by the Government
現時獲政府資助的安老院舍大約有180間，合共提供27,000多個資助及購買的宿位，當中大部分也是由社福機構或宗教團體營運，即我們經常說的NGO。
At present there are around 180 subsidized homes providing some 27 000 subsidized and bought places and most of these homes are operated by welfare organizations or religious groups which we commonly called non - governmental organizations NGOs
至於私營院舍則有近550間，提供約47,000個非資助宿位，資助和非資助宿位的市場比例大致上為37%與63%。
As for self - financing RCHEs there are close to 550 homes providing 47 000 non - subsidized places . The proportions of subsidized places and non - subsidized places are around 37 % to 63 %
政府向非政府機構提供一系列營運資助院舍的支援，包括香港最為缺乏的土地。
The Government now provides a series of support for NGOs operating subsidized homes including the provision of land the scarcest resource in Hong Kong
其次，有關支援可用作興建、裝修、購買傢具、設備等工程費用。
Moreover the provision provided may be spent on construction works renovation works and the procurement of furniture and facilities and so on
政府會透過獎券基金撥款支付未來院舍的設施開支。
The Government will make provision from the Lotteries Fund for the payment of expenditure on facilities of the future residential homes
至於營運支出方面，即職員的薪金及活動開支等，資助院舍也會獲政府全面資助。
As for the operational expenditure including staff salaries and event expenses and so on subsidized homes will receive full subsidy from the Government
除了提供重要的土地資源資助外，政府每每在提供新資源或支援方案時，也會以資助院舍為優先的支援對象。
In addition to the subsidy on precious land resource the Government will always give priority to subsidized homes in introducing proposals on the provision of additional resource or support
近年，各院舍均鬧"人荒"，無論私營或公營院舍均面對人手不足的問題。
In recent years residential homes both self - financing RCHEs and public residential homes have been facing a serious manpower shortage
行政長官在今年的施政報告亦宣布，由2018-2019年度起，上調資助院舍14,000名員工的薪酬一成一，又推出為期5年的在職訓練課程，提升3萬名從業員資歷。
In the Policy Address this year the Chief Executive announced that from the year 2018 - 2019 onwards the salaries of the 14 000 employees of subsidized homes will be increased by 11 % and a five - year in - service training programme will be introduced to upgrade the qualification of 30 000 workers in the industry
此外，當局為這些院舍放寬輸入外勞的規定，協助他們增加照顧人手。
Moreover the authorities have relaxed the criteria for employing imported workers for these residential homes so that they can increase their manpower in providing care services
至於業界近期討論得熙熙攘攘的10億元樂齡科技基金，是供資助院舍試用及購置科技產品，正正是針對院舍人手不足及提升質素的問題。
As for the 1 billion set aside for the setting up the gerontech fund it has induced heated discussions in the industry recently . The fund provided subsidy for subsidized homes to test and procure technology products with a view to addressing the problems of manpower shortage and the need to upgrade service quality
不過，這麼好的支援方案，只限津助院舍申請，私營院舍則免問。
However this splendid support proposal is only open for application by subsidized homes but not self - financing RCHEs
由此可見，資助院舍擁有最好的天時、地利、人和，其服務及質素自然有保證。
It is evident that subsidized homes are provided with the most favourable conditions on various fronts so it is only natural that their services and quality are guaranteed
相對而言，私營院舍大多位於較狹小的商業或住宅大廈，既沒有政府津貼，又要應付市值租金，單從這點來看，私營院舍與津助院舍的"起跑線"已是差天共地，遑論要比拼護理員人手及服務質素。
In comparison most of the self - financing RCHEs are located in relatively crowded commercial buildings or residential premises where they have to cope with market rent in the absence of government subsidy . From this aspect alone self - financing homes are lagging far behind at the starting line let alone the comparison in health care manpower and service quality
因此，除非有財雄勢大的公司願意營運私營院舍，提供優質上乘的服務，贏取良好口碑，這些院舍才會不愁客源。
Hence only if certain companies with strong financial strength are willing to operate self - financing RCHEs providing quality services to win a good reputation will they have a guaranteed customer flow
由於收費不菲，這些院舍自然可以支持營運。
Since these residential homes are charging exorbitant fees they can surely finance their operation
不過，實情是這類高質素的私營院舍在市場上絕對屬於少數，其餘大部分私營院舍均在先天不足、後天缺乏支援的情況下艱苦經營。
Yet in reality these quality self - financing RCHEs far and few between in the market . Most of the self - financing RCHEs are striving hard to survive despite their intrinsic deficiencies and lack of support
在老齡化人口急速增加，入住院舍需求有增無減的情況下，政府必須增加院舍服務。
Given the rapid rise in elderly population and the constant increase in demand for residential care home places the Government must increase residential care services
假如政府的政策繼續傾斜，任由私營院舍自生自滅，私營院舍與津助院舍的差距只會越來越大，而長者對私營院舍更會敬而遠之。
If the Government continues to adopt tilted policies and leave self - financing RCHEs to fend for themselves the gap between self - financing and subsidized RCHEs will keep widening thus aggravating the reservation of elderly people about self - financing RCHEs and preventing them from settling there
因此，政府應盡快設法提升私營院舍的質素，拉近私營院舍和津助院舍的距離，這方面單靠市場自我調節似乎是遠水不能救近火，而作為負責任的政府，實在責無旁貸。
Hence the Government should identify ways to upgrade the quality of self - financing RCHEs expeditiously narrowing the gap between self - financing and subsidized RCHEs . The self - adjustment of the market is a slow remedy to the imminent problems we are now facing . As a responsible Government it has an inescapable responsibility to address the issue
我認為面對長者宿位的長遠需求，政府在政策上應放下私營院舍只求謀利的前設思維和觀念，不應忽略私營院舍與津助院舍在社會上發揮互助互補的功能。
In my opinion given the long - term demand for residential care places for the elderly the Government should give up the presumption and concept that all self - financing RCHEs seek to make profits . They should not overlook the complementary social functions of self - financing and subsidized RCHEs
因此，不論對津助院舍或私營院舍，當局均應該同樣提供合理的支援政策。
Hence the authorities should provide reasonable support policies to both subsidized homes and self - financing RCHEs alike
政府可向私人機構或營辦者提供現金或非現金資助，從而達至社會目標，這類政策並非新事。
The Government may provide a cash or non - cash subsidy to private organizations or operators so as to achieve social goals and this is not a new practice
早在2000年，為了改善路邊空氣質素，政府便向柴油的士提供每輛4萬元的一筆過資助，供車主轉換至石油氣的士。
As early as 2000 to enhance roadside air quality the Government offered a one - off subsidy of 40,000 per taxi to owners of diesel taxis for the switch to LPG taxis
事實上，私營院舍的彈性較大，政府不妨充分利用，例如早前公立醫院為應付夏季流感高峰期的病人，醫院管理局便向私家醫院租借床位救急，紓緩病房淪陷的情況。
In fact self - financing RCHEs enjoy greater flexibility and the Government may as well take full advantage of it . For instance some time ago to cope with the surge in patients during the summer flu epidemic at public hospitals the Hospital Authority rented beds from private hospitals as an emergency relief to the disruption at public hospital wards
同樣地，一些非緊急或需要較長時間療養的長者病人，也可以透過這個機制，在私營院舍繼續接受服務，透過發展公私營合作，擴展社區服務。
By the same token certain elderly patients with non - emergency needs or requiring a longer recovery time may be handled under the same mechanism so that they can continue to receive care in self - financing RCHEs . The authorities should expand community care services by developing private - public cooperation
最近，社會發生了多宗涉及照顧者的家庭慘劇，照顧者因承受不了長年累月的照顧壓力，毅然做出傻事。
Recently a number of tragedies involving carers has occurred in the community where the carers concerned resorted to irrational acts when they could no longer bear the pressure of taking care of patients at home over the years
事實上，照顧者面對很大壓力，他們很多都身心疲累，而他們需要的支援實在不下於那些中風癱瘓的長者。
In fact carers are under tremendous pressure and exhausted physically and emotionally . Their need for support is comparable to that of paralysed elderly patients suffering from stroke
因此，當局最少可以在社區提供一些暫住院舍床位，為他們暫時照顧長者三數天，稍稍紓緩他們的壓力，這些慘劇便會減少。
Hence the authorities may at least provide some residential places for temporary stay in the community for caring of the elderly for a few days so that the pressure on carers may be alleviated slightly thereby reducing the incidence of such tragedies
至於我剛才提到10億元的樂齡科技基金，當局應讓符合資格的私營院舍申請，協助院舍提升設備，改善環境，最重要的是透過科技 減輕人手壓力。
Regarding the 1 billion gerontech fund which I mentioned earlier the authorities should allow applications from qualified self - financing RCHEs . They may use the fund to upgrade their facilities and enhance the environment in residential homes and most important of all to alleviate the manpower pressure with the help of technology
過去，社會一直指責私營院舍虐待長者，我認同有部分私營院舍確實有害群之馬，因此政府必須增加資源，透過嚴密的監管、更有效的巡查和執法，以及更透明的行政程序，防止社會再發生院舍虐老事件。
In the past the community has condemned self - financing RCHEs for abusing the elderly . I agree that there are black sheep in certain self - financing RCHEs . Hence the Government must allocate additional resources for the adoption of more stringent regulation effective inspection and law enforcement and more transparent administrative procedures so as to prevent the recurrence of elder abuse
此外，當局應協助私營院舍逐步提升服務質素、居住環境及競爭力。
Moreover the authorities should assist self - financing RCHEs in upgrading their service quality living environment and competitiveness gradually
另一方面，當局可增加誘因，讓一些較有經濟能力的長者願意入住私營院舍。
Meanwhile the authorities should introduce additional incentives to attract better - off elderly people to settle in self - financing RCHEs
情況猶如私樓和資助房屋一樣，透過市場自我調節和分流，直接縮減現時輪候入住資助院舍的人龍和時間，令到真正有需要的基層和清貧長者可以及早入住，盡快得到照顧，無需等到死仍未能入住院舍。
This is comparable to the case of private housing and public housing . Through the self - adjustment and diversion of the market the queue and waiting time for allocation of a subsidized place will be cut short directly so that grass - roots elderly people and elderly in poverty with genuine need may settle in a subsidized home and be taken care off as soon as possible thus being spared waiting in vain till they die
代理主席，我談了很多有關院舍的問題，現在我想轉轉話題，談談施政報告提出將會改善的另一項措施低收入在職家庭津貼計劃。
Deputy President I have talked a lot about residential care homes . I would like to change the subject to another measure mentioned in the Policy Address the Low - income Working Family Allowance LIFA Scheme
特首在施政報告就低津計劃提出一系列改善措施，包括將計劃擴展至一人住戶、容許住戶成員合併工時計算、放寬入息限額及增設一層工時要求等，並且改名為"在職家庭津貼"。
The Chief Executive has introduced a series of improvement measures for LIFA in the Policy Address . These include extending the Scheme to cover singletons allowing household members to combine working hours for assessment of the allowance relaxing the income cap and introducing a new tier of working hour requirement and so on . The Scheme will also be renamed as the Working Family Allowance Scheme
大致上，計劃的改善內容均順應社會訴求，這些改善建議，民建聯是支持的，亦期望政府盡快落實，令低收入家庭盡快受惠。
On the whole the improvement measures introduced to the Scheme have answered the aspiration of society . The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong DAB supports these improvement proposals and expects the Government to implement them expeditiously so that low - income families may benefit as soon as possible
回顧2016年5月低津計劃推出時，社會一直充滿期望，因為這是綜援以外新增的安全網，可以保障一些願意工作，但收入僅夠糊口的第二低層市民。
Back then when the Scheme was introduced in May 2016 the community held great expectation on it for this is an additional safety net outside the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance CSSA Scheme
這項津貼一方面以現金補貼他們的經濟開支，實際地紓緩他們面對的貧窮，而另一方面，則避免他們跌入綜援安全網，長遠可減少社會負擔。
This allowance will on the one hand provide a cash subsidy for them to meet their expenses alleviating the plight they face in poverty and prevent them from falling into the safety net of CSSA on the other thereby reducing the burden of society
這對市民、對政府，均是雙贏的政策。
This is a win - win policy to the public and the Government
可是，自政策推出以來，我們卻經常聽到不滿的聲音。
However since the introduction of the policy we have heard a lot of complaints
第一，申領門檻高又缺乏配套措施。
First the threshold for application is high and complementary measures have not been put in place
計劃規定申請人每月須最少工作144小時，才符合最低申請門檻，如想獲發多些津貼，便要工作至少192小時或以上，但津貼金額也只是1,000元，明年將增加至1,200元。
Under the Scheme applicants have to meet the minimum requirement of 144 working hours per month to be eligible for the allowance . If they wish to receive a higher allowance they have to work for 192 hours or more yet the allowance will merely be 1,000 which will be increased to 1,200 next year
這些做法無疑符合多勞多得的概念，但在訂定門檻的同時，政府應增加託兒和課餘託管的支援，尤其是零至兩歲的託兒服務。
This arrangement is consistent with the principle of working more to earn more . Yet in setting such a threshold the Government should at the same time enhance the support in child care and after - school care services particularly child care services for children aged between zero and two