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The pressure of our ageing population and social tensions arising from the wealth gap called urgently for a broader consensus and greater willingness in society to confront these issues.

It is not as if the government has a blind spot on education, health and care of an ageing population.

Hong Kong loses out on overseas talent when people cannot find suitable schools for their children.

Measures to tweak land supply and tackle the lack of affordable flats meet public expectations, so long as officials are mindful of past lessons that too much interference in the market can cause uncertainty and confusion.

That the way Hong Kong has emerged stronger from the financial tsunami speaks for itself.

We trust he is right that the city will overcome the many difficulties coming its way.

Financial Secretary John Tsang has finally unveiled the long-awaited annual budget, which concerns all sectors of the society, and the general public at large.

Although Hong Kong’s outlook appears optimistic, we still face a string of stern challenges and a bumpy road ahead.

We believe that all these measures demonstrated that the government is committed to addressing the plight of the underprivileged.

However, to combat another wave of global economic meltdown, or any unexpected calamities and hardship, a huge reserve is one of the most effective leverages that the government might be able to exercise. Therefore, we feel called upon to point out that our leap forward is never plain sailing.