Carrie Lam

“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 ra...”

“I just want to work with legislative council members from across the political spectrum to get things done.”

“Hong Kong needs population growth to cope with a rapidly ageing population.”

“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 popu...”

“I will comprehensively review the education system with my team to create a stable, caring, and inspiring environment for students, parents, teachers, and principals.”

“I grew up here with all other Hongkongers. My love for this place has prompted me to make many personal sacrifices.”

“I hope people from the social work profession do not encourage labelling.”

“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.”

“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...”

“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.”

“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 addres...”

“Governance under a chief executive elected by universal suffrage will give fresh impetus to economic and livelihood policies.”

“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 a...”

“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...”

“Low rents mean families have more resources to improve their quality of life and invest in the next generation, facilitating upward mobility.”

“We should continue to grow our economy and create employment opportunities, particularly quality jobs to help the upward mobility of young people.”

“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 nominat...”