We are not trained to please everybody.
I hope people from the social work profession do not encourage labelling.
It's impossible for the government to curb property prices.
At the end of the day, we must respect the rule of law in respective jurisdictions.
I think housing is not a simple commodity because we are so in short supply of land. So the government has a role to play in providing housing - decent housing and affordable housing - for the people of Hong Kong.
I do have a lot of care, concern, and compassion for disadvantaged people.
I have been a civil servant and a politician for over 30 years.
We should continue to grow our economy and create employment opportunities, particularly quality jobs to help the upward mobility of young people.
While easy to understand, the income-based poverty line has limitations. Specifically, the median monthly household income measures only income without considering assets.
We should strive to be the most sophisticated and efficient platform for the world to do business with the mainland and for Chinese enterprises to be connected with the world.
A well-educated, hard-working, flexible, and enterprising workforce has always been one of Hong Kong's greatest strengths.
Hong Kong needs population growth to cope with a rapidly ageing population.
Given the relativity concept, poverty cannot be eliminated. Indeed, an economic upturn with a broad improvement in household income does not guarantee a decrease in the size of the poor population, especially when the income growth of households below the poverty line is less promising than the overall.
We should widen our economic base and encourage businesses to move up the value chain and increase job diversity.
Nobody wants a stalemate in constitutional development.
Real politics should work for the long-term and overall interests of the community.