国内英语资讯:HKSAR govt sees Greater Bay Area development as golden opportunity
<p><span word="HONG">HONG</span> <span word="KONG">KONG</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 27-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Administrative">Administrative</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> (<span word="HKSAR">HKSAR</span>) <span word="government">government</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span>-<span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>-<span word="Macao">Macao</span> <span word="Greater">Greater</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="directions">directions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="horizons">horizons</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>, <span word="themed">themed</span> "<span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span>, <span word="safeguarding">safeguarding</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="stabilizing">stabilizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="strengthening">strengthening</span> <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span>," <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 150 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="HK">HK</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 19.1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>), <span word="with">with</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="earmarked">earmarked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="demonstrates">demonstrates</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="support">support</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span>, <span word="relieve">relieve</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>," <span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="HKSAR">HKSAR</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Chan">Chan</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="mounting">mounting</span> <span word="external">external</span> <span word="pressures">pressures</span>, <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="moderated">moderated</span> <span word="from">from</span> 4.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2018 <span word="to">to</span> 2.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> 1.3 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2016, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Overall">Overall</span>, <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="by">by</span> 3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Budget">Budget</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Chan">Chan</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surplus">surplus</span> <span word="of">of</span> 58.7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="HK">HK</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2018-19. <span word="Fiscal">Fiscal</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> 1,161.6 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="HK">HK</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="March">March</span> 31, 2019; <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2 <span word="to">to</span> 3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019.</p>
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