We have to meet the challenges arising from a growing and ageing population,satisfy demand for more and better housing,and deal with employment dislocation due to restructuring of the economy and rising level of population under the poverty line.

• 香港人口不断增加，并且日渐老化，带来各种问题，我们要谋求对策；市民对房屋的需求日殷，对房屋质素的要求日高，我们要设法满足；香港经济转型，劳工市场出现混乱情况，我们必须加以处理；生活在贫穷线下的人口不断上升，我们亦须施以援手。