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John Lee’s uphill battle to secure Hong Kong’s future

2024/7/1
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John Lee: 李家超在访谈中总结了过去两年香港经济的积极变化,包括经济增长、竞争力提升、人才流入和投资增加等。他强调政府团队注重结果导向,并快速推进各项工作,致力于改善民生,促进经济发展。他还提到了政府在应对极端天气和处理生活垃圾收费计划等方面的工作和经验教训。面对西方国家的制裁威胁,李家超表示香港将努力提升自身实力,拓展与其他国家和地区的合作,并通过各种方式向世界展示真实的香港情况,以应对负面舆论。他强调香港的优势,包括与内地和国际的联系、人才吸引力、低税制等,以吸引投资和人才。 Yonden Lhatoo: Yonden Lhatoo 在访谈中提出了对李家超政府的质疑,例如生活垃圾收费计划的混乱和西方国家对香港的负面宣传。他指出,香港在国际舆论战中处于劣势,并且面临着来自西方国家的制裁风险,这些都对香港的经济发展和国际形象造成影响。他还提到了外国法官辞职事件,以及由此引发的对香港司法独立性的质疑。

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This chapter focuses on Chief Executive John Lee's assessment of his first two years in office. He discusses key performance indicators (KPIs), economic improvements, talent attraction, and his team's performance, highlighting both achievements and challenges.
  • KPI achievement exceeding expectations (150 in year 1, 170 in year 2)
  • Economic growth turning positive from a 3.7% contraction to a 3.3% increase
  • Successful attraction of over 50% of targeted companies, bringing in 120 billion in investments and creating around 20,000 jobs
  • Positive change in government culture towards being result-oriented and engaging with stakeholders

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Two years after taking office as Hong Kong's chief executive, John Lee has shifted his focus from enforcing national security to improving the lives of residents and rebuilding the city's economy. But he faces formidable challenges, stemming from geopolitical tensions between China and the West with Hong Kong caught in the middle. Lee discusses all this and more with the Post's managing editor of content, Yonden Lhatoo, in this extended version of Talking Post.