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Last year, we began a series of programmes which
will transform
Our
infrastructure;
upgrade Our social
services; and modernise our political system. We have not
been intimidated by these challenges. Today I have reported
on a year of significant progress towards our objectives.
107.
the
Work on
the new airport, expansion of the port and
development of the related transport links is well
underway.
We still have some hard decisions to make, and
Nevertheless,
many of the details have yet to be settled.
these projects
are
essential
investments in Hong Kong's
future, and we should be clear in our determination to see
them carried out.
108.
We
In the next decade, there will be major advances in
the quality and range of our social services, on which the
quality of
life of ordinary Hong Kong families depends.
have moved into a new phase. The essential structure of our
social services will remain, and standards will improve.
Protection of the vulnerable in our community will remain a
priority, but we have no intention of moving towards a state
welfare system which carries the inevitable risk of
undermining the role of the family and creating dependence
on
government
services.
In our next stage of development,
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