Hong Kong has all along been overseas and Mainland enterprises' preference as a base in Asia to develop their regional operations. Over the past decade, Hong Kong's role has gradually evolved from acting as a springboard assisting foreign companies in tapping into the Mainland market to becoming a 'super-connector' bridging the Mainland and global markets. In the face of keen competition from other business locations, how can Hong Kong remain competitive?

Hong Kong is densely populated with a large vehicle fleet, as a result, fatal traffic accidents happen from time to time. To reduce the number of accidents, the United Nations has called on policy-makers to limit the maximum vehicle speed to 30km/h at roads where vehicle-pedestrian conflicts are common. What are the justifications for supporting and opposing this measure? Is the initiative feasible in Hong Kong?

It has been for a long time that excessive tourist activities have inflicted significant impacts on Yau Mai Tei and Mong Kok (Yau Mong), leaving residents and small shop tenants in these two old districts suffering in misery. To tackle the problem, the Government should adopt the principle of 'resident-oriented development in an orderly and appropriate manner' and attach equal importance to preservation, conservation and rebuilding to promote the rebirth of Yau Mong districts.

Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau will co-host the 15th National Games of the People's Republic of China in 2025. Hong Kong should seize the opportunity to develop event tourism in collaboration with other cities in GBA in a bid to enhance its appeal to tourists.

To unleash the development potential of privately-owned land in the New Territories, in order to expedite housing supply, the Government is pressing ahead with its in-situ land exchanges and public-private partnership schemes. However, both schemes are likely to arouse public query that the Government is transferring benefits to developers. There are three critical areas that the Government can work on to boost public confidence.

In recent years, the Government has extensively resumed private land in the New Territories to realise its potential for public development purposes. However, there are a number of challenges in land resumption and compensation arrangements, which may easily lead to legal disputes. In this regard, the Government may consider two measures to refine land resumption and compensation mechanism.