( U. N6 }! Y+ m2 ^7 y公仔箱論壇顧汝德記得，他從前的三大客戶並無要求他翻天覆地改革體制，「我們從無打算整頓公務員、沒寫過批判政府部門的報告。除了一次，翟克誠（時任財政司）收到商界投訴政府預測的 GDP唔準確，叫我搵原因。」公仔箱論壇6 v3 o4 n/ `. D# X$ j' e
& l A, J9 m- Y, N* _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb但公務員還是對中策組有戒心，「他們以為我要拗手瓜，為咗唔想增加嫌隙，我從來唔會指令官員做嘢、平日亦唔會有直接溝通。」他最記得建議成立金管局時，公務員很大反彈，質疑為何要用比公務員更高的人工請金融專才，「連任志剛初時都唔信我支持佢。」不同崗位的公務員，對中策組這神秘組織都築起圍牆。但中策組不能與公務員割裂，否則收不到風，顧汝德想到一條好橋：「寫施政報告前，我請一班年輕 AO去部門問意見。」顧說，他和手下不親自出馬就為避嫌，鼓勵官員沒芥蒂講真話。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ W8 L: b# ]: p. L( C: a
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梁振英上場指令中策組全職顧問高靜芝，介入審批各部門人事任命，顧汝德拐個彎說：「講到尾，都係個『客』有咁要求。當年我唔會埋公務員身。 " q+ {$ Y4 u2 f' D5.39.217.76, k t: j; z3 r: Y7 j5 p
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, W9 j" ^# P5 L6 xStephen Brown: Interfere No More 7 U5 D/ P) w& w4 I( b5.39.217.762012年11月29日 ! o y7 k0 E0 e; h# G9 |9 kTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 ) I" t1 T# f+ F3 _5.39.217.765.39.217.76" z* z; x: w7 f% C
The last few weeks have seen the continued stagnation of the Leung Administration,as policy initiatives stumble and as the Administration seems unable to manage a united front. + r5 I3 r/ ?6 P* i% w公仔箱論壇 0 K+ k8 d/ P8 N8 [/ B公仔箱論壇Some of the events that have undermined the Administration have been self inflicted,while others, such as appointing an investment banker to Exco whose qualification seemed to be that he owned 27 properties must be seen by the public as being downright stupid.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 N: Q8 a5 W6 ]7 J
But,despite these ups and downs, the real problem is the fact that we are still not clear about what C.Y. Leung and his team stand for, which became an even bigger issue when he decided to push back the Policy Address to early 2013.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! E0 Q4 A! O- [/ \ S, T/ F
6 `; [, J0 o$ C! M1 y公仔箱論壇Looking at moves such as those to support the less well off, it is not clear if this is a portent of more social expenditure going forward, or if there is going to be some universal integration of benefits so that those people who are not able to gain access to public housing, for example, are not substantially dis-advantaged.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。* V. a& [: K8 L8 N
$ N' j, t% T3 I" e9 ~4 [. _6 sSimilarly,we have seen an Administration that has been harping on about Mainland integration while, at the same time, having to heed the cries of the local populace and starts putting in administrative measures to halt the one-way torrent of people coming across the border. ) l/ F* }! Z. m. V 4 r! L, f/ n$ h. j9 ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd where does this Administration stand on economic policy? We have no clue either here, from what I can see. The portents here are not good, however.公仔箱論壇& h, _! T- e% h8 [& d
The clumsy intervention into the property market by penalizing those who are not Hong Kong abode holders is not a smart move.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% S5 K# H8 D. \ R; F. z
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First off, it does not, as a Government spokesman stated at the time, give a preference to those that are committed to Hong Kong. It merely gives a benefit to those that have the right of abode here.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。: s5 {8 k3 D% H3 y; l/ x2 O
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For instance, my two grown up children benefit from their residency status for all sorts of things, including avoiding the latest stamp duty measures, though they only irregularly return from overseas where they are students. & z* S) z; {$ M, g ! Y" `1 L: y, D n. W1 J5.39.217.76They qualify for HOS and PRH public housing units because, as students, they still have no income; they can come back for free health care and later in life retire here and get the public to pick up the bill. And, of course,non-resident holders of the right of abode can sit across the border and use our educational and other services every day- for free. S& @7 k# {) J, d, l, R公仔箱論壇TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。$ A+ x7 d% ?2 k6 [$ f' X1 J5 Y
This nonsensical stamp duty discrimination highlights just how wrong the Government is when it adjudges the right of abode to be the basis for receiving free public sector goods and services, irrespective of the ordinary residency of the people claiming the benefit. 6 t% b+ \" O2 J7 V, Z5.39.217.76 # k* I/ H0 w) l8 Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSecondly,and more importantly, what the random stamp duty initiative undoubtedly does do is send a message to all around the world that policy in Hong Kong in relation to assets, their price levels and investment overall will in future be subject to ad hoc Government measures, as and when they see fit. Will they put a capital gains tax on stock transactions if the Hang Seng Index soars?; `$ N1 r' o+ y8 @- M
/ c& z8 y' ?- N: d7 i. x公仔箱論壇And then, finally, when it comes to the punitive taxation of property transactions,reducing liquidity in the major domestic asset market, and one that is used for funding all sorts of economic activities and which is a key component of household balance-sheets, is simply not smart. # ?+ H2 R3 r) X4 tTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 : m; _- o4 c0 u8 e公仔箱論壇We needed the meat put on the bones of the Chief Executive’ s Election Manifesto,but we are now months on from the election and the skeleton is still the only thing you can find in the shop window. 8 r5 {% o$ m8 u7 T; c公仔箱論壇. Z4 r9 I' v/ u0 A8 a8 m8 B% z( K; B: e
You do not have to be an evangelical Republican to believe that excessive government interference is not the way to go, but the early signs are that we will get more frequent and increasingly dis-jointed policy initiatives that simply compound the perceived problems that they seek to address.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。9 v7 G" [! r3 R B" }' d8 g
7 ^9 c0 j$ u7 U0 G5.39.217.76In reality, C.Y. Leung just needs to do one or two simple things as a start: give the people of Hong Kong a break and start to solve a few issues with clear structural reforms,and stand back. How about for a start giving public housing away to its occupants and making sure that only those who have been ordinarily resident for seven years can get on the public sector gravy train. 4 w' f) t/ V/ M# H公仔箱論壇 3 b7 ?1 |$ c9 F& F+ f1 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb $ E9 Z! `1 N/ I ?9 l X# }Stephen Brown is a director of the Civic Exchange, a Hong Kong-based think tank
