Hong Kong needs to ensure the city remain dynamic, vibrant and
livable by stressing environment and culture elements, wrote Donald
Tsang, Hong Kong's Chief Executive in a letter published on
Sunday.
In his letter to Hong Kong citizens, the chief executive
explained his second policy address in his term of office and noted
that although economic development top the policy list of the
government, environment protection and culture development are also
important elements to make Hong Kong a better city to live and
work.
He called citizens to support the Action Blue Sky Campaign
recently launched by conserving energy and reducing vehicle
emissions to make Hong Kong a cleaner city. However, he cautioned
that there's no quick fix to stop air pollution and major
improvements may not be seen in a few more years.
Apart from environment protection, Tsang also emphasized arts
and culture development of Hong Kong. "If we want to develop as a
cosmopolitan world city, then we need to make sure we have a
deeply-entrenched, vibrant and self-sustaining arts and culture
scene," he said in his letter, citing Hong Kong's world famous film
industry as an example of a tiny city with a big impact on the
world.
"I am sure that by improving the living environment and helping
our arts and culture scene to thrive we can become an even more
cosmopolitan, creative and cool city than we are today," Tsang
finally encouraged his citizens to follow his idea in his
letter.
(Xinhua News Agency October 16, 2006)
