Quotes by Carrie Lam - Page 2

Every day, I tell myself, 'It will be better if I spend more time on thinking about good ideas and working instead of watching TV or shopping.'
Carrie Lam /
Good Ideas
Shopping
Watching Tv
Time Good Myself
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We should continue to grow our economy and create employment opportunities, particularly quality jobs to help the upward mobility of young people.
Carrie Lam /
Employment
Mobility
Upward Mobility
Upward
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I think it's not just a matter of building more houses, more flats. We need to have the right policies. I want people to be able to own their flats.
Carrie Lam /
Flats
Houses
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If I paid more attention to my appearance, people might think that the proficiency of design industry isn't too bad in a city with such a chief executive.
Carrie Lam /
Appearance
Proficiency
Chief
Chief Executive
Executive
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In the back of my mind, always, is the firmly held belief that public policies must serve the long-term interests and well-being of the community at large.
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Belief
Community
Long Term
Well Being
Firmly
Held
Interests
Large
Policies
Serve
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The SCMP, in short, reveals the renewed spirit of Hong Kong driven by my government - connect and excel - and in its passionate commitment to the community.
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Driven
Hong Kong
Excel
Renewed
Reveals
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Although universal suffrage may not be a panacea for all social problems, it does have a profound bearing on the democratic development and governance of a place.
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Governance
Panacea
Profound
Social Problems
Suffrage
Universal Suffrage
Bearing
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In my opinion, serving the common good is the true purpose of politics and is also the perspective through which our community should consider constitutional reform.
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Common Good
Opinion
Our Community
Perspective
Purpose
Serving
Consider
In My Opinion
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I will comprehensively review the education system with my team to create a stable, caring, and inspiring environment for students, parents, teachers, and principals.
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Inspiring
Caring
Stable
Principals
Review
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The path for the democratic development of Hong Kong since the return to the motherland has been full of twists and turns. We have had some successes and some failures.
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Democratic
Hong Kong
Motherland
Path
Return
Turns
Twists
Successes
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You have to understand that under One Country, Two Systems, we are a separate customs authority in the same way we are a separate member of the World Trade Organization.
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Authority
Customs
World Trade
World Trade Organization
World Country Way
One Country
Systems
Trade Organization
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While easy to understand, the income-based poverty line has limitations. Specifically, the median monthly household income measures only income without considering assets.
Carrie Lam /
Assets
Considering
Median
Limitations
Measures
Monthly
Poverty Line
Specifically
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Most elderly are retirees with relatively low incomes. But some may possess assets, and they will be classified as poor. As such, the elderly poverty rate could be overstated.
Carrie Lam /
Assets
Elderly
Rate
Classified
Incomes
Overstated
Relatively
Possess
Retirees
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We should strive to be the most sophisticated and efficient platform for the world to do business with the mainland and for Chinese enterprises to be connected with the world.
Carrie Lam /
Efficient
Sophisticated
Strive
Enterprises
Platform
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Those who care about constitutional development should look beyond universal suffrage for the chief executive election and turn their sights to universal suffrage for Legco as well.
Carrie Lam /
Election
Suffrage
Universal Suffrage
Chief
Chief Executive
Constitutional
Executive
Sights
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I am very careful about my health... For example, I have body check-ups regularly and take some medicines to control my blood pressure, because I have a little bit high blood pressure.
Carrie Lam /
Health
Blood
Blood Pressure
Careful
Example
High Blood Pressure
Little Bit
Pressure
Control
Bit
High
For Example
Medicines
Regularly
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Laws, especially those of a constitutional nature like the Basic Law, which have been formulated through reasonable legislative processes, should never be freely interpreted or lightly abandoned.
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Abandoned
Reasonable
Constitutional
Freely
Interpreted
Legislative
Lightly
Processes
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I firmly believe that the wider community supports achieving the goal of universal suffrage for 2017 according to law. I also believe most political parties do not want to see a failure to attain the goal.
Carrie Lam /
Political Parties
Suffrage
Universal Suffrage
According
Achieving
Attain
Firmly
Supports
Wider
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Now, walking in the streets, people seem to have become richer and more willing to consume. It seems like everybody is ushering in a better future. This has given me great satisfaction and driven me to do more.
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Better Future
Driven
Satisfaction
Streets
Consume
Richer
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I think housing is not a simple commodity because we are so in short supply of land. So the government has a role to play in providing housing - decent housing and affordable housing - for the people of Hong Kong.
Carrie Lam /
Affordable
Affordable Housing
Commodity
Decent
Hong Kong
Housing
Providing
For The People
Supply
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A consensus on realising the goal of universal suffrage is not unattainable if we bear the common good in mind, move a step further, and try to resolve the differences or even stop insisting on some of one's own views.
Carrie Lam /
Common Good
Consensus
Differences
Insisting
Realising
Resolve
Suffrage
Unattainable
Universal Suffrage
Views
Bear
Further
Step
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With universal suffrage, every chief executive candidate must face the seven million people of Hong Kong, explain his or her political platform and mission, and win over the people by addressing their interests and concerns.
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Hong Kong
Suffrage
Universal Suffrage
Addressing
Candidate
Chief
Chief Executive
Concerns
Executive
Million People
Platform
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Instead of wasting time on proposals which are difficult to forge consensus on, such as public nomination and party nomination, it's better to focus the discussion on how to form the nominating committee and the nomination process.
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Consensus
Discussion
Focus
Party
Wasting Time
Time Better Process
Time Focus Better
Committee
Forge
Instead
Nomination
Proposals
Wasting
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It is my earnest hope that all parties across the political spectrum will bear Hong Kong's long-term interests in mind, apply their political wisdom, and seek a consensus through open and rational communication with people of different views.
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Wisdom
Communication
Consensus
Earnest
Long Term
Political Spectrum
Rational
Spectrum
Views
Across
Apply
Bear
Interests
Seek
Parties
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Implementing universal suffrage for the 2017 election is a big step forward along our road to democracy. This is not only a solemn commitment of the central authorities to Hong Kong but also the aspiration shared by seven million Hong Kong people.
Carrie Lam /
Aspiration
Election
Hong Kong
Implementing
Solemn
Suffrage
Universal Suffrage
Authorities
Shared
Step Forward
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An affection for Hong Kong and a national identity are not mutually exclusive. We can let children learn more about Hong Kong's history, culture, politics, and social development, and at the same time, we must make them have their national identity.
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Affection
Development
Exclusive
Hong Kong
Identity
National Identity
Social Development
Mutually
Mutually Exclusive
Same Time
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During the formulation of policies, we encourage discussion and listen. We should canvass opinions from all sectors of society - especially relevant stakeholders, those who work on the front line, and the youth - with a view to seeking consensus in society.
Carrie Lam /
Society
Consensus
Discussion
Relevant
Youth
Formulation
Front
Front Line
Line
Opinions
Policies
Sectors
Stakeholders
View
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Some people advocate public nomination and a three-track system - allowing voters and political parties to make nominations along with the committee. These people do not want any screening of candidates, but they have not clearly defined the concept of 'screening.'
Carrie Lam /
Allowing
Candidates
Defined
Political Parties
Screening
Voters
Advocate
Clearly
Committee
Concept
Nomination
Parties
Some People
System
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Given the relativity concept, poverty cannot be eliminated. Indeed, an economic upturn with a broad improvement in household income does not guarantee a decrease in the size of the poor population, especially when the income growth of households below the poverty line is less promising than the overall.
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Decrease
Improvement
Population
Relativity
Below
Broad
Eliminated
Guarantee
Households
Indeed
Overall
Poverty Line
Promising
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