HK Chief Executive Stresses Economic Growth

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Thursday, July 10, 2003

HK Chief Executive Stresses Economic Growth

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The most important thing for HongKong at present is to focus on maintaining stability and unity andrejuvenating the economy, said Tung Chee Hwa, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, here Wednesday.

During a meeting with the media, Tung said that he was pleased that the latest Economic Freedom of the World Report had ranked Hong Kong the freest economy in the world for the seventh year in a row.

"We will strive to safeguard this position and maintain local and international investors' confidence in Hong Kong," said Tung.

He said that the administration is facing some huge challenges at present. But he was confident the whole administration would beable to ride out the challenges.

The administration will learn from experiences, respond to the aspirations of the citizens, take actions to allay public dissatisfaction and improve the effectiveness of the government, Tung said.

"Our goal is to win back the support and the trust of the people. In order to improve our governance, to rejuvenate our economy and to unite our community, we will listen carefully to all proposals and suggestions from the community," said Tung.

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