The Chief Executive of HKSAR Government Hon. Donald Tsang held a series of meetings with opinion leaders of the community to gather their views before giving his second Policy Address. Ms. Karen Tang, Executive Director of the Better Hong Kong Foundation represented the Foundation to meet with the Chief Executive and submitted a proposal.
The Better Hong Kong Foundation endeavours to promote Hong Kong’s development overseas and bring Hong Kong, China and the rest of the world closer together. The Foundation has proposed that the Chief Executive make good use of Hong Kong’s edge to strengthen its competitiveness, with measures that include: establishing effective and practical steps to solve Hong Kong’s environmental problems and actualize the “Action Blue Sky” campaign; developing Hong Kong as an international education hub to attract more talent and investment from around the world; assisting Hong Kong’s talent and businessmen in the search for more opportunities in the Region and on the Mainland; establishing the appropriate offices to assist Hong Kong businessmen in exploring business opportunities on the Mainland. Most important of all, Hong Kong must maintain and strengthen its position as the gateway to China’s huge market.