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Serving the Community Sharing Common Goals Contents Paragraph I. Foreword - The Themes 1-2 II. Reforms and Initiatives A. New Public Awareness 3 Gearing up for the Knowledge Economy 4-6 Improving the Environment 7-15 B. Reforms to Continue, Priorities Set 16-18 Financial Reform - Meeting Competition 19 Housing Policy Reform - In the Right Direction 20 Welfare for the Elderly - More and Faster 21 Municipal Services - Reorganised for Efficiency 22 Civil Service Reform - Cautiously On Course 23-25 Next - Health Care Reform 26-27 Listening to the People, Learning from Experience 28-31 III. Opportunities Abound A. Robust Growth Continues 32-35 B. Our China Advantage WTO - The World Goes to China 36-39 Developing the Pearl River Delta Region 40-41 China’s West 42 Linking China and the Rest of the World 43 Paragraph C. Support for Small and Medium Enterprises 44-45 Summing Up 46 IV. The People - Our Most Precious Asset A. Our Social Policy - A Statement 47-50 B. Holistic Education for the New Century Education Reform - Vision and Commitment 51-56 Early Childhood Education - Quality First 57-59 School Education - All Round Development 60-65 Tertiary Education - Diversity and Flexibility 66-68 Continuing Education - A Must 69 Building a Professional Teaching Force 70 A Shared Responsibility 71-72 Young People - Our Future Leaders 73-77 Culture and Sports 78-80 Summing Up 81 C. Helping the Poor and the Needy 82-86 New Skills 87-88 More Job Opportunities 89-92 Measures to Address Specific Problems 93-96 Summing Up 97 D. A Vibrant Third Sector 98 Paragraph V. Governance 99 A. Our Governing Philosophy 100-104 B. Political Structure 105 Constitutional Development 106 The Chief Executive and the Executive Council 107-108 Executive Accountability 109-113 The Legislature and the Executive 114-116 The Judiciary 117-118 District Organisations 119 C. Encouraging Broader Participation 120-122 Summing Up 123