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我的信念…

我追求一個自由、多元、兼容的民主社會，其重要記號之一是不強求一種調子。毛澤東曾說，十隻手指有長短，關鍵在於協調，才可奏出悅耳樂章；十隻手指一樣的話，就產生不了作用。加強公共管治，政、商、學、民要充份互動，匯聚力量。

• 思維上，我們應走出一條突破傳統左右二分、市場與政府對立、企業與勞工對壘的「第三道路」。
• 經濟上，我們應致力營造一個尊重自由、防止壟斷的市場。
  
• 政治上，我們應致力建立一個向市民負責、維護公義人權及現代社會核心價值、敢於糾正市場失效的領航型政府。
  
• 社會上，我們應致力建設一個效率與公平兼顧、競爭與關懷並重、扶持弱勢社群、減少貧困、「全民」導向的優質社會。

我的背景與願景…

• 參政議政二十多年，無論是立法會、諮詢組織、民間智庫，抑或遊走公民社會，眼見建制內外，一個個不同議題、不同專業的個體結社、「想創」走出多元的民主路。走進行政會議，我同樣相信，政制的框框攔阻不了港人一同發揮創意，堅持透明地監察政府。
• 是時候擺脫過去黨派政治及簡化的親建制vs.反建制的二分思維桎梏，扎根公民社會，把廣大的社會聲音帶進行政會議。
• 我期望政府貼近民情、展現人性人文、維護核心價值、建設一個有情進取的「新香港」，一個富有文化氣息的國際都會，一個港人感到自豪、國人感到驕傲的特別行政區。

我的專注政策範圍…

• 管治改革、公務員體制改革
• 教育政策、房屋政策、消費者事務

I believe in a free, pluralist and democratic society which is politically and socially inclusive:

• Intellectually, we should walk a "third way" that transcends the conventional dichotomy of "left versus right", "market versus government", and "employers versus workers".
• Economically, we should have a market economy that respects the freedom of choice and prevents monopolies.
• Politically, we should have a government that promotes accountability to the citizens, observes justice and upholds human rights; a government that stands for core values of a modern society, is capable of leadership and ready to correct market failures.
• Socially, we should have a quality society that cares for both efficiency and equity; a society which is compassionate for the disadvantaged, ready to fight against poverty, and devoted to the collective good.

My background

• My background over the past two decades includes being an academic, chairman of a policy think-tank SynergyNet, a long-time democrat, former legislator (1995-97), member of several government advisory bodies, and participant in several civil society initiatives - the core values campaign, People's Panel on West Kowloon, End Child Poverty Project, to name a few. I shall bring such a background with me into Exco.
• My academic and intellectual views as a public administration professor, my understanding of civil society concerns, and my long-held aspirations for democratic governance in Hong Kong will form the basis of my participation in Exco deliberations. I will bring my expertise and the wider civil society voices into Exco.

My expectations of the government

• I expect the government to portray a human face and to stand firmly for core governance values.
• I expect the government to become better connected to the community's aspirations, and to make the new Hong Kong a culturally vibrant and cosmopolitan city that its citizens and the Chinese nation are proud of.

My priority interests

• Governance reform and civil service reform.
• Education policy, housing policy and consumer affairs.

Professor Anthony B. L. Cheung
November 2005