Chen Maobo, director of the Hong Kong Finance Department, said that in the 26 years of returning in Hong Kong, the economy has continued to develop. The total local product (GDP) has exceeded 2800 billion Hong Kong dollars (about S $ 483 billion), which has increased by more than one from 1997.Times.
Chen Maobo published a blog on Sunday (July 2) to celebrate the 26th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong.He described the environment and challenges in the past 26 years, but the unchanged is the solid support of the state for Hong Kong.
Chen Maobo wrote that after the return of Hong Kong, it experienced and overcome many major challenges. For example, the Asian financial storm in 1998 and the global financial tsunami in 2008 deeply realized the importance of controlling financial risks;In 2003, SARS and three -year -long crown disease epidemic, deeply understanding that epidemic prevention and epidemic need to respond.
Chen Maobo also said that from the "illegal occupation of the middle" in 2014 and the "black storm" in 2019, we deeply understand the importance of maintaining national security.He pointed out that each challenge is not easy, but with the spirit of "opening the road, encountering water in the mountains," the spirit of flexible response, hard work, overcome the challenges and draw experience.
Economically, Chen Maobo wrote that Hong Kong's economy has continued to develop, and GDP has exceeded 28 billion Hong Kong dollars, which is more than doubled from 1997, with an average annual growth rate of about 2.8%, which is higher than that of other advanced economies.The average growth rate was 1.9%; the per capita GDP of Hong Kong also reached a high level of 49,000 US dollars (about S $ 66,250).
Chen Maobo also introduced that the Hong Kong government's expenses of medical, social welfare and education continued to increase, and the average life expectancy of men and women increased by about four years compared with the return of return, which reflected the continuous improvement of living standards to a certain extent.He also pointed out that Hong Kong ranked fourth in the world in the "Human Development Index" ranking last year, second only to Switzerland, Norway and Iceland, reflecting Hong Kong's comprehensive development level and the leading position of life quality.
Chen Maobo wrote: "Looking back, to better understand the past, based on the present, planning the future, and make the road ahead of the road more solid and stable, make the future development more bright and broad."
He pointed out that in the past 26 years, the environment has been changing and challenging, but what does not change is the state's solid support for Hong Kong, from food stable supply to benefit Hong Kong policy;Flexible and hard work, as well as the Hong Kong government's minds to better develop economy, improve people's livelihood, and serve the citizens.He described these forces to make Hong Kong at different stages and seize new opportunities.
Chen Maobo emphasized that we must continue to seize historical development opportunities, especially for young people to understand the national development process, concepts, roads and goals, so that they can seize the "golden opportunity period" and give full play to the centerLong, contribute the country.
