4 Mar 2024獨媒#3091
陳茂波反駁曾俊華 毋須擔心結構性財赤 批評在任期間樓價飆升兩倍
The government recorded a deficit of more than $100 billion in the current financial year. Former Financial Secretary John Tsang said yesterday that he was worried Hong Kong had “officially entered an era of structural fiscal deficits” and might have to borrow to make ends meet. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on radio this morning that there was no need for concern, as the government’s revenue and expenditure would be balanced in two years. He also said the International Monetary Fund agreed that Hong Kong’s finances were very stable, and that professional investors supported the government issuing more bonds. An economist at The Chinese University of Hong Kong said Hong Kong had fallen into a structural fiscal deficit and that the latest budget “did not increase what should have been increased, and did not cut what should have been cut”. The economist said Hong Kong had no industries capable of earning back the principal and interest on its bonds, and was worried that “debt piled on debt” would cause government debt to grow ever larger.
政府今個財政年度錄得逾千億元赤字，前「財爺」曾俊華昨表達擔心香港「已經正式進入結構性財政赤字年代」，憂慮需借貸度日。財政司司長陳茂波今早在電台反駁毋須擔心，因為兩年後政府收支將達至平衡，又指國際貨幣基金組織贊同香港財政非常穩定，各專業投資者都贊成政府多發債。有中大經濟學者認為，香港已陷入結構性財赤，今份預算案「應加唔加，應減唔減」，香港未有產業能夠賺回發債本金和利息，擔心「債冚債」只會令政府債務愈滾愈大。
18 Nov 2023獨媒#8666
陳茂波：向習近平匯報了香港最新社經情況 包括搶人才措施
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, who attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Informal Meeting on behalf of the Chief Executive, concluded his visit in San Francisco, the United States. During the meeting, Xi Jinping initiated conversations with Chan twice, and the two spoke for about four minutes. Chan said President Xi was very concerned about Hong Kong, and that he had taken the opportunity to brief Xi on the latest economic and social situation in Hong Kong, as well as the current administration’s “proactive and enterprising” measures to attract businesses and investment, including efforts to attract enterprises and talent.
代表行政長官出席亞太經合組織（APEC）領導人非正式會議的財政司司長陳茂波，在美國三藩市總結行程。會議期間，習近平兩度主動與陳茂波交談，兩人對話大約4分鐘。陳茂波表示，習主席十分關心香港，他藉機向習匯報了香港的經濟和社會最新情況，以及現屆政府「積極有為」的招商引資措施，包括搶企業和搶人才。
25 Oct 2023獨媒#8531
【施政報告】減辣不等《預算案》惹「架空」陳茂波猜疑 李家超：意見完全一致
The new Policy Address will ease two stamp duties: the stamp duty on stock transactions and the stamp duty on property transactions. Both financial policies have previously been announced by the Financial Secretary in the Budget, but this year they were announced first by the Chief Executive. At an afternoon press conference, the media asked whether Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po’s views on easing the measures differed from those of John Lee Ka-chiu, and whether this would give the impression that Chan was being sidelined. Lee stressed that he and Chan were “completely aligned” in their views, and that during the debate process, “I pushed him and he pushed me”, demonstrating strong team spirit. He also referred to the concept of a “red team”, praising Chan for offering “very professional and very committed” views and drawing attention to “risks that had been missed”.
新一份《施政報告》將兩項印花稅「減辣」，分別是股票印花稅及樓市印花稅。兩項財金政策過往都由財政司司長在《財政預算案》中公布，不過今年則由特首「搶先」公布。在下午記者會上，有傳媒問是否因為陳茂波司長在減辣的意見與李家超不一致，又問會否給予「架空」陳茂波的印象。李家超強調與陳茂波意見「完全一致」，辯論過程「我推動佢，佢推動我」，很有團體精神。他又提及「紅隊」概念，讚陳茂波給予「好專業，好有心」意見，提醒「漏咗嘅風險」。
3 Nov 2022獨媒#5665
記者七問「康復範圍Ct值」 徐樂堅始認冇界線、視乎個案
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, who tested positive overseas, was able to board a flight back to Hong Kong and was classified by the authorities as a non-infectious “recovered case” even though his arrival PCR test was positive. At an afternoon press conference held by the Health Bureau, all questions focused on the Ct-value standard for “recovered cases”, but the authorities repeatedly declined to answer, saying they did not comment on individual cases. Asked for the seventh time, Centre for Health Protection director Chui Lok-kin said there was “no particular fixed threshold” because “each case is very unique”, and that the decision depended on factors including the date of infection, the date of return to Hong Kong and whether the person had symptoms. He reiterated that he could not provide a specific figure.
在外地確診的財政司司長陳茂波順利登機回港，即使在入境核酸檢測結果呈陽性，也被當局評為不具傳染性的「康復個案」。醫衞局下午舉行記者會，全部問題都圍繞「康復個案」的Ct值標準，但局方都避答「不評論特別個案」，問到第七次，衞生防護中心總監徐樂堅終表示「無特別一條界線」，因為「每個個案好獨特」，根據感染日子、返港日子、有無病徵等因素決定，他再重申不能提供一個實際數值。
29 Sept 2021立場新聞#1616
壹傳媒被清盤 陳茂波向法院提交呈請 稱出於「公眾利益」
Paul Chan appointed inspectors to enter the Next Media building to gather evidence, with the search covering various documents. The following day, Paul Chan filed a petition with the court, and Next Media was wound up.
陳茂波委任審查員進入壹傳媒大樓搜證，搜查範圍包括各項文件。翌日，陳茂波向法院提交呈請，壹傳媒被清盤。
28 Sept 2021立場新聞#1612
陳茂波委任壹傳媒審查員：獲法庭搜查令 進入壹傳媒大樓搜證
Paul Chan Mo-po appointed an examiner to enter Next Digital’s headquarters to gather evidence, with the search covering various documents. The following day, Chan filed a petition with the court, and Next Digital was wound up.
陳茂波委任審查員進入壹傳媒大樓搜證，搜查範圍包括各項文件。翌日，陳茂波向法院提交呈請，壹傳媒被清盤。
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