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Quotable quotes in the Budget Speech 1996
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Following are some of the quotable quotes in the Budget Speech 1996 delivered by the Financial Secretary, the Hon Donald Tsang, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
INTRODUCTION
"The fact that 1, like all the Members of this Council, am very much part of this a special community gives the Budget special meaning and gives all of us responsibility." (Para 2)
"The Budget accounts for our stewardship of Hong Kong's economic and social affairs, addresses the concerns of the community, and discharges our duty of leadership by offering a clear vision" (Para 3)
"I want to make it easier for the community to get at the facts, the assumptions and the policy proposals which the Budget contains." (Para 6)
HONG KONG PAST
A Tradition of Success
"Entrepreneurs and markets, and not Financial Secretaries, must lead economic change." (Para 7)
"We are now prosperous not only by the standards of our own past but prosperous by the standards of the developed world." (Para 8)
"In the past ten years, we have built about 400.000 new public housing units. The proportion of the relevant age group studying for degrees has risen from four per cent to 18 per cent. Life expectancy at birth has increased by two full years, making our life expectancy rates among the longest in the world." (Para 10)
The Government's Contribution
"We might describe the Hong Kong model most simply as a commitment to markets and enterprise" (Para 12)