一九九九年施政报告.DOC

The 1999 Policy Address Quality PeopleQuality Home Positioning Hong Kong for the 21st Century Contents Paragraph I.Introduction 1-3 II.Looking Back on the Past Two Years 4 A. Two Major Challenges 5 Implementing “One Country, Two Systems” 6-8 Riding Out the Storm 9-11 B. Relieving Hardship and Accelerating Recovery Relief Measures 12-13 Economic Recovery 14-16 C. Medium to Long Range Initiatives 17 Investing in Education 18 Caring for the Elderly 19 Meeting Housing Needs 20-21 D. Expanding the Economic Base and Promoting Employment 22 Supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises 23-24 Training People for Jobs 25-29 Investing in Infrastructure 30 Air Cargo Hub 31 Promoting Tourism 32 Promoting Innovation and Technology 33 Changes in Mindset 34 E. Summing Up 35 III.Clear Positioning A. Long-term Strategy 36-37 B. Three Momentous Changes 38 Globalisation of the World’s Economy 39 Rapid Economic Development on the Mainland 40 Economic Restructuring 41-42 C. A World-class City 43-45 D. Unique Advantages Strengthening Ties with the Mainland 46-47 Joint Development of the Pearl River Delta Region 48-49 Multitude of Tasks 50-51 IV.Cultivating Talents for a IV.Knowledge-based Society 52 A. The Need for Education Reform 53-60 B. Progress of Improvement Measures 61 Basic Education Introducing Administrative Reforms 62 Kindergarten Education 63 Improving the Learning Environment 64 Quality Education 65 Promoting Information Technology in Education 66 Upgrading the Quality of Teachers 67-68 Improving Language Ability 69-72 Greater Diversity in Schools 73 Tertiary Education Pursuit of Excellence 74 Reforming the Admission System 75 Life-long Learning 76-77 Collective Commitment to Education Development 78 C. Young People 79-83 D. Admission of Talented People 84 E. Summing Up 85 V.Making Hong Kong an Ideal Home 86-88 A. Air Pollution 89-93 Comprehensive Control on Diesel Vehicles 94-101 Stronger Actions against Smoky Vehicles 102